Sahih al-bukhari:2636 Chapter: Superiority of giving gifts Book 51, Hadith 68

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Sahih al-Bukhari
Ref: Book 51, Hadith 68

Bab 51
باب
Chapter: Superiority of giving gifts

حَدَّثَنَا الْحُمَيْدِيُّ، أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ مَالِكًا، يَسْأَلُ زَيْدَ بْنَ أَسْلَمَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبِي يَقُولُ، قَالَ عُمَرُ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ حَمَلْتُ عَلَى فَرَسٍ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ، فَرَأَيْتُهُ يُبَاعُ، فَسَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ ‏ “‏ لاَ تَشْتَرِ، وَلاَ تَعُدْ فِي صَدَقَتِكَ ‏” ‏‏.‏

Narrated `Umar bin Al-Khattab: Once I gave a horse (for riding) in Allah’s Cause. Later I saw it being sold. I asked Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)
(whether I could buy it). He said, “Don’t buy it, for you should not get back what you have given in
charity.”

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