Riyad as-Salihin — Hadith #46517

On the authority of Omar Ibn Al-Khattab, may God be pleased with him, he said: I rode a horse in the cause of God, but the one who had it lost it, so I wanted to buy it, and I thought he was selling it cheaply, so I asked the Prophet, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, and he said: “Do not buy it and do not count on your charity, even if he gives it to you for a dirham, for one who returns to his charity is like one who returns to his vomit.” (Agreed upon) His saying: “I was mounted on a horse for the sake of God” means: I gave it to someone in charity The Mujahideen...