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Umdat al-Ahkam (al-Maqdisi) 290عمدة الأحكام 290
عن عمر- رضي الله عنه - قال: «حملت على فرس في سبيل الله، فأضاعه الذي كان عنده، فأردت أن أشتريه، فظننت أنه يبيعه برخص. فسألت النبي - صلى الله عليه وسلم -؟ فقال: لا تشتره. ولا تعد في صدقتك، وإن أعطاكه بدرهم. فإن العائد في هبته كالعائد في قيئه».
Narrated `Umar: Once I gave a horse in Allah's Cause (in charity) but that person did not take care of it. I intended to buy it, as I thought he would sell it at a low price. So, I asked the Prophet (p.b.u.h) about it. He said, "Neither buy, nor take back your alms which you have given, even if the seller were willing to sell it for one Dirham, for he who takes back his alms is like the one who swallows his own vomit."
Grading
Its text is in Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim
Chain of narrators
عمر بن الخطاب بن نفيل
Umar bin Al-Khattab