Islam > Hadiths > Jurisprudence and juristic principles > The one who takes back the gift he has given to someone is like one who eats his vomit
Authentic hadithUpdated on 24 September 2026 at 12:34 AM
📖 1 min readعن عبد الله بن عباس رضي الله عنهما مرفوعاً: "العائد في هِبَتِهِ، كالعائد في قَيْئِهِ".
وفي لفظ: "فإن الذى يعود في صدقته: كالكلب يَقِئ ُثم يعود في قيئه".
The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) drew an analogy to show how repulsive and disgusting it is that a person takes back the gift he has already given to someone. The one who does so is like a dog that vomits then it comes back to its vomit and eats it. This is an indication of the hideousness of such behavior and the meanness of the person who does it.
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