Buying Something That One Has Given In Charity
Darussalam · Volume 3
23. The Book Of Zakâh(المعجم ٢٣) - كتاب الزَّكَاةSunan an-Nasai Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 2616 ¦ الجزء: 5 ¦ الصفحة: 109
Source no. 2616 · Volume 1 · Page 51
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صحيح
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2617. It was narrated from 'Umar that he gave someone a horse to ride in the cause of Allâh, then he saw it offered for sale and wanted to buy it. The Prophet ﷺ said to him: "Do not think of buying back what you have given in charity." (Sahîh)
2616 - أَخْبَرَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ إِسْحَقَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ، عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عُمَرَ، أَنَّهُ حَمَلَ عَلَى فَرَسٍ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ، فَرَآهَا تُبَاعُ، فَأَرَادَ شِرَاءَهَا، فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لَا تَعْرِضْ فِي صَدَقَتِكَ»
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This is because, from every aspect this amounts to bringing into use one's own charity, which is inappropriate. So far as the price is concerned, there is every possibility of the occurrence of favor (given by the seller, here the recipient of charity). Moreover, there is a possibility of artful contrivance also (literally, Hilâh: evasion, elusion, a trick, a plot or stratagem. Hilâh signifies a means of attaining to some state concealed). Hence, it was pronounced forbidden.