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1800 - العائِدُ في هِبَتِهِ‏

1800. TAKING BACK ONE'S GIFT

6371.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : العائدُ فِي هِبَتِهِ كالعائدِ في قَيئهِ .1

6371.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'One who takes back a gift he has given is like one who swallows his own vomit.' 2

6372.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام - في الرّجُلِ يَخرُجُ بِالصَّدَقَةِ لِيُعطِيَها السّائلَ فيَجِدَهُ قد ذَهَبَ - : فلْيُعطِها غَيرَهُ ، ولا يَرُدَّها في مالِهِ .3

6372. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said regarding a man who goes out with charity to give it to a beggar only to find that he has gone, 'Then he should give it to someone else and not return it back to his wealth.' 4

1.كنز العمّال : ۴۶۱۶۴ .

2.Ibid. no. ۴۶۱۶۴

3.بحار الأنوار : ۱۰۳ / ۱۸۹ / ۵ .

4.Bihar al-Anwar, v. ۱۰۳, p. ۱۸۹, no. ۵

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