24/1. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1620b — Never Buy Back Charity Cheaply
It Is Disliked For A Man To Buy What He Gave In Charity From The One To Whom He Gave It
Hadith About Buying Back Charity Even for One Dirham
Sahih Muslim : 1620b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1620b
وَحَدَّثَنِيهِ زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ مَهْدِيٍّ - عَنْ مَالِكِ، بْنِ أَنَسٍ بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ وَزَادَ " لاَ تَبْتَعْهُ وَإِنْ أَعْطَاكَهُ بِدِرْهَمٍ " .
Malik b. Anas Narrated from:
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Malik b. Anas with the same chain of transmitters but with this addition: " Don't buy that even if he gives you for one dirham."
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1620bIn-book reference : Book 24, Hadith 2USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 12, Hadith 3949
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1620b
This hadith about buying back charity is narrated with the same chain from Malik ibn Anas, but it adds an important phrase: do not buy it even if he gives it to you for one dirham. This addition makes the meaning very clear. The issue is not only the market price. The issue is returning to something already given as charity. Umar had donated a horse in the path of Allah, and the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم forbade him from buying it back. The main search phrase is do not buy back charity hadith, because the hadith directly warns against that action. It teaches that a low price does not change the nature of reclaiming charity.
What we learn from this hadith
- Buying back charity is forbidden in the wording of this narration.
- A very low price does not change the ruling mentioned in the hadith.
- Charity should remain separate from personal recovery or benefit.
- The narration strengthens the warning found in the related report.
