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Sahih al-Bukhari 2775 (Book 55, Hadith 38) #2654
The Permissibility of Taking Back Charity

SUMMARY: It is not permissible to take back something that has been given in charity.

Narrated Ibn 'Umar: Once 'Umar gave a horse in charity to be used in holy fighting. It had been given to him by Allah's Apostle '.Umar gave it to another man to ride. Then 'Umar was informed that the man put the horse for sale, so he asked Allah's Messenger whether he could buy it. Allah's Messenger replied, "You should not buy it, for you should not take back what you have given in charity".
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي نَافِعٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ أَنَّ عُمَرَ، حَمَلَ عَلَى فَرَسٍ لَهُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ أَعْطَاهَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ لِيَحْمِلَ عَلَيْهَا رَجُلاً، فَأُخْبِرَ عُمَرُ أَنَّهُ قَدْ وَقَفَهَا يَبِيعُهَا، فَسَأَلَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَنْ يَبْتَاعَهَا فَقَالَ ‏ "‏ لاَ تَبْتَعْهَا، وَلاَ تَرْجِعَنَّ فِي صَدَقَتِكَ

TOPICS
charity  *  giving  *  back  *  sadaqah  *  atamah  *  radd

QUICK LESSONS:
Give out of your own free will with no expectations attached to it .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about the importance of giving charity and how it should be done with sincerity and without any expectations of reward or return. Umar gave a horse in charity to be used for holy fighting, but then he was informed that the man put the horse up for sale. Umar asked Allah's Messenger if he could buy it back, but Allah's Messenger replied that he should not buy it as taking back what has been given in charity is not permissible. This hadith teaches us about the importance of giving charity with an open heart and without any expectations or conditions attached to it. We must give out of our own free will and accept whatever comes our way as a result, whether good or bad.

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