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An Nasai: Hadith 3714

32. The Book of Gifts

سنن النسائي

10/3 Chapter:

Who has more right to Imamah

باب مَنْ أَحَقُّ بِالإِمَامَةِ

3714
An Nasai
Sahih (Darussalam)
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَاتِمِ بْنِ نُعَيْمٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حِبَّانُ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، عَنْ خَالِدٍ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏‏ لَيْسَ لَنَا مَثَلُ السَّوْءِ الرَّاجِعُ فِي هِبَتِهِ كَالْكَلْبِ فِي قَيْئِهِ ‏"‏ ‏‏
It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbas said:
"The Messenger of Allah said: 'It does not befit us to leave bad examples. The one who takes back his gift is like a dog with its vomit.'"
Reference: Sunan an-Nasa'i 3700
In-book : Book 32, Hadith 13
English translation : Vol. 4, Book 32, Hadith 3730