Sahih al-Bukhari 2622
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
The Prophet ﷺ said, "The bad example is not for us. He who takes back his present is like a dog that swallows back its vomit."
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ، حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ
" لَيْسَ لَنَا مَثَلُ السَّوْءِ، الَّذِي يَعُودُ فِي هِبَتِهِ كَالْكَلْبِ يَرْجِعُ فِي قَيْئِهِ ".
Classification
Sahih (Authentic)
References
Sahih al-Bukhari 2622
Sahih al-Bukhari Vol. 3, Book of Gifts, Hadith 791