English translation
2589. Narrated Ibn 'Abbās رضي الله عنهما: The Prophet ﷺ said, "One who takes back his gift (which he has already given) is like a dog that swallows its vomit."
Hadith 2589
Giving gifts by a husband to his wife, and by a wife to her husband.
- English source
Darussalam · Volume 3
51 - THE BOOK OF GIFTS ANDTHE SUPERIORITY OF GIVING GIFTSAND THE EXHORTATION FORGIVING GIFTSSahih al-Bukhari Darussalam English translation
- Arabic source
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الحديث: 2589 ¦ الجزء: 3 ¦ الصفحة: 158
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Arabic text
2589 - حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا وُهَيْبٌ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ طَاوُسٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا، قَالَ: قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «العَائِدُ فِي هِبَتِهِ كَالكَلْبِ يَقِيءُ ثُمَّ يَعُودُ فِي قَيْئِهِ»
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