Sunan an-Nasa'i
Sunan an-Nasa'i 2617
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْمُبَارَكِ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا حُجَيْنٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ عُقَيْلٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ، كَانَ يُحَدِّثُ أَنَّ عُمَرَ، تَصَدَّقَ بِفَرَسٍ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فَوَجَدَهَا تُبَاعُ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ فَأَرَادَ أَنْ يَشْتَرِيَهُ ثُمَّ أَتَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَاسْتَأْمَرَهُ فِي ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لاَ تَعُدْ فِي صَدَقَتِكَ " .
Muhammad ibn Abd Allah ibn al-Mubarak reported: Hujayn informed us: al-Layth narrated to us, from Uqayl, from Ibn Shihab, from Salim ibn Abd Allah, that Abd Allah ibn Umar used to relate that Umar gave a horse in charity in the path of Allah, Mighty and Majestic. He later found it for sale and wanted to buy it. Then he came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ to consult him about it. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Do not return to your charity.
Translation notes
This route includes Umar consulting the Prophet before buying the horse and preserves the brief instruction not to return to a charitable gift.