Sahih al-Bukhari
Sahih al-Bukhari 2622
Arabic hadith text
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ، حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لَيْسَ لَنَا مَثَلُ السَّوْءِ، الَّذِي يَعُودُ فِي هِبَتِهِ كَالْكَلْبِ يَرْجِعُ فِي قَيْئِهِ ".
Translation
ʿAbd al-Rahman ibn al-Mubarak narrated to us: ʿAbd al-Warith narrated to us: Ayyub narrated to us, from ʿIkrima, from Ibn ʿAbbas, may Allah be pleased with them both, who said: The Prophet ﷺ said: “A bad example is not for us: one who takes back his gift is like a dog that returns to its vomit.”