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Al-Adab Al-Mufrad: Hadith 417

23. Advice

الأدب المفرد

23/197 Chapter:

What was mentioned about tricks and deception

بَابُ مَا ذُكِرَ فِي الْمَكْرِ وَالْخَدِيعَةِ

417
Al-Adab Al-Mufrad
Sahih (Al-Albani)
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ، قَالَ‏:‏ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ‏:‏ لَيْسَ لَنَا مَثَلُ السَّوْءِ، الْعَائِدُ فِي هِبَتِهِ، كَالْكَلْبِ يَرْجِعُ فِي قَيْئِهِ‏.‏
Ibn 'Abbas reported that the Prophet (ﷺ) said, "We do not give a bad example. The one who takes back his gift is like the dog who returns to his own vomit."
Reference: Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 417
In-book : Book 23, Hadith 3
English translation : Book 23, Hadith 417