# Sunan al-Nasa'i - The Book of Gifts *Exported from [ParallelQuran.com](https://parallelquran.com) on August 24, 2026* **18 hadith** --- ## Hadith #3696 **Book:** The Book of Gifts | **Narrator(s):** Abdur Rahman bin Mahdi عبد الرحمن بن مهدي, ibn Abbas, Muhammad bin al-Muthna - al-Zaman محمد بن المثنى أبو موسى - الزمن, Qatada قتادة, Sa'id ibn al-Musayyib سعيد بن المسيب بن حزن أبو محمد القرشي, Shu'bah bin al-Hajjaj شعبة بن الحجاج “We were with the Messenger of Allah when the delegation of Hawazin came to him and said: ‘O Muhammad! We are one of the ‘Arab tribes and a calamity has befallen us of which you are well aware. Do us a favor, may Allah bless you.’ He said: ‘Choose between your wealth or your women and children.’ They said: ‘You have given us a choice between our families and our wealth; we choose our women and children.’ The Messenger of Allah said: ‘As for that which was allocated to myself and to Banu ‘Abdul-Muttalib, it is yours. When I have prayed Zuhr, stand up and say: “We seek the help of the Messenger of Allah in dealing with the believers, or the Muslims, with regard to our women and children.”‘ So when they prayed Zuhr, they stood up and said that. The Messenger of Allah said: ‘As for that which was allocated to myself and to Banu ‘Abdul-Muttalib, it is yours.’ The Muhajirun said: ‘That which was allocated to us is for the Messenger of Allah.’ The Ansar said: ‘That which was allocated to us is for the Messenger of Allah.’ Al-Aqra’ bin Habis said: ‘As for myself and Banu Tamim, then no (we will not give it up).’ ‘Uyaynah bin Hisn said: ‘As for myself and Banu Fazarah, then no (we will not give it up).’ Al-‘Abbas bin Mirdas said: ‘As for myself and Banu Sulaim, then no (we will not give it up).’ Banu Sulaim stood up and said: ‘You lied; whatever was allocated to us, it is for the Messenger of Allah.’ The Messenger of Allah said: ‘O people, give their women and children back to them. Whoever gives back anything of these spoils of war, he will have six camels from the spoils of war that Allah grants us next.’ Then he mounted his riding-animal and the people surrounded him, saying: ‘Distribute our spoils of war among us.’ They made him go back toward a tree on which his Rida’ (upper-wrap) got caught. He said: ‘O people! Give me back my Rida’. By Allah! If there were cattle as many in number as the trees of Tihamah I would distribute them among you, then you would not find me a miser, a coward or a liar.’ Then he went to a camel and took a hair from its hump between two of his fingers and said: ‘Look! I do not have any of the spoils of war. All I have is the Khums, and the Khums will be given back to you.’ A man stood up holding a ball of yarn made from goat hair and said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, I took this to fix my camel-saddle.’ He said: ‘What was allocated to myself and to Banu ‘Abdul-Muttalib is for you.’ He said: ‘Is this so important? I don’t need it!’ And he threw it down. He said: ‘O people! Give back even needles large and small, for Al-Ghulul will be (a source of) shame and disgrace for those who took it on the Day of Resurrection.'” *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-al-nasai-3696/)* --- ## Hadith #3697 **Book:** The Book of Gifts | **Narrator(s):** ibn Abbas, Khalid bin Mahran al-Hadha' خالد بن مهران الحذاء, Qatada قتادة, Sa'id ibn al-Musayyib سعيد بن المسيب بن حزن أبو محمد القرشي, Shrahyl bin Aadah, Abu al-Ash'ath شراحيل بن آدة أبو الأشعث الصنعاني, Shu'bah bin al-Hajjaj شعبة بن الحجاج “The Messenger of Allah said: ‘No one should take back his gift except a father (taking back a gift) from his son. The one who takes back his gift is like one who goes back to his vomit.'” *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-al-nasai-3697/)* --- ## Hadith #3698 **Book:** The Book of Gifts | **Narrator(s):** Abu Karayb, Muhammad bin al-'Ala' محمد بن العلاء - أبو كريب, Ayoub al-Sakhtiyani أيوب السختياني, ibn Abbas, Ikrama عكرمة, Sa'id bin Abi 'Aruba سعيد بن أبي عروبة “It is not permissible for a man to give a gift and then take it back except a father taking back what he gave to his son. The likeness of the one who gives a gift then takes it back is that of the dog which eats until it is full, then it vomits, and goes back to its vomit.” *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-al-nasai-3698/)* --- ## Hadith #3699 **Book:** The Book of Gifts | **Narrator(s):** Amr bin Zararah bin Waqid عمرو بن زرارة بن واقد الكلابي, Ayoub al-Sakhtiyani أيوب السختياني, ibn Abbas, Ikrama عكرمة “The Messenger of Allah said: ‘The one who takes back his gift is like the dog which vomits then goes back to its vomit.'” *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-al-nasai-3699/)* --- ## Hadith #3700 **Book:** The Book of Gifts | **Narrator(s):** Abdullah bin Mubarak عبد الله بن المبارك, Hiban bin Hilal حبان بن هلال, ibn Abbas, Ikrama عكرمة, Khalid bin Mahran al-Hadha' خالد بن مهران الحذاء, Muhammad bin Hatim Al-Samayn محمد بن حاتم البغدادي - السمين “The Messenger of Allah said: ‘It is not permissible for anyone to give a gift then take it back, except from one’s son.'” Tawus said: “When I was young I used to hear (the phrase), ‘The one who goes back to his vomit,’ but we did not realize that this was a similitude.” He said: “The likeness of the one who does that is that of a dog which eats then vomits, then goes back to its vomit.” *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-al-nasai-3700/)* --- ## Hadith #3701 **Book:** The Book of Gifts | **Narrator(s):** Abdullah bin Tawus عبد الله بن طاوس, ibn Abbas, Ishaq bin Rahwaya إسحاق بن راهويه, Tawus bin Kaysan طاوس, Wahayb bin Khalid bin 'Ajlan al-Bahli وهيب بن خالد بن عجلان الباهلي “The Messenger of Allah said: ‘The likeness of the one who takes back his gift, is that of a dog which goes back to its vomit and eats it.'” *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-al-nasai-3701/)* --- ## Hadith #3702 **Book:** The Book of Gifts | **Narrator(s):** Ahmed bin Harb bin Muhammad أحمد بن حرب بن محمد, Hajjaj bin al-Minhal حجاج بن المنهال, ibn Abbas, Muhammad bin Khazim al-Darir محمد بن خازم أبو معاوية الضرير, Muhammad bin Muslim bin Tadras محمد بن مسلم بن تدرس أبو الزبير, Tawus bin Kaysan طاوس “The likeness of the one who gives a gift then takes it back, is that of a dog which vomits, then goes back to its vomit and eats it.” *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-al-nasai-3702/)* --- ## Hadith #3703 **Book:** The Book of Gifts | **Narrator(s):** Amr bin Shu'aib bin Muhammad عمرو بن شعيب بن محمد السهمي, ibn Abbas, ibn Umar, Ishaq bin Yusuf bin Mrdas إسحاق بن يوسف بن مرداس, Tawus bin Kaysan طاوس “The likeness of the one who takes back his gift is that of a dog which vomits, then goes back to its vomit.” (One of the narrators) Al-Awza’i said: “I heard him narrating this Hadith to ‘Ata bin Abi Rabah.” *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-al-nasai-3703/)* --- ## Hadith #3704 **Book:** The Book of Gifts | **Narrator(s):** al-Hasan bin Muslim bin Yanaq الحسن بن مسلم بن يناق, Ibn Jurayj ابن جريج, Mkhld bin Yazid al-Quraishi مخلد بن يزيد القرشي الحراني, Tawus bin Kaysan طاوس “The one who takes back his gift is like the one who goes back to his vomit.” *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-al-nasai-3704/)* --- ## Hadith #3705 **Book:** The Book of Gifts | **Narrator(s):** Abdullah bin Mubarak عبد الله بن المبارك, Hanzala bin Abi Sufyan bin 'Abdur Rahman حنظلة بن أبي سفيان بن عبد الرحمن, Hiban bin Hilal حبان بن هلال, Muhammad bin Hatim Al-Samayn محمد بن حاتم البغدادي - السمين, Tawus bin Kaysan طاوس “The one who takes back his gift is like the one who goes back to his vomit.” *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-al-nasai-3705/)* --- ## Hadith #3706 **Book:** The Book of Gifts | **Narrator(s):** Abdullah bin Abi Najih عبد الله بن أبي نجيح, al-'Ala' bin Hilal bin 'Umar bin Hilal العلاء بن هلال بن عمر بن هلال, Hilal bin al-'Ala' bin Hilal bin 'Umar هلال بن العلاء بن هلال بن عمر, Sufyan bin 'Uyaynah سفيان بن عيينة, Tawus bin Kaysan طاوس, Ubaidullah bin 'Umar al-Qawariri عبيد الله بن عمر القواريري, Zayd ibn Thabit “The Messenger of Allah said: ‘It does not befit us to leave bad examples. The one who takes back his gift is like the one who goes back to his vomit.'” *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-al-nasai-3706/)* --- ## Hadith #3707 **Book:** The Book of Gifts | **Narrator(s):** Abdullah bin Abi Najih عبد الله بن أبي نجيح, Muhammad bin 'Ali in Maymun محمد بن علي بن ميمون, Muhammad bin Yusuf al-Baykandi محمد بن يوسف البيكندي البخاري, Sufyan bin 'Uyaynah سفيان بن عيينة, Tawus bin Kaysan طاوس, Zayd ibn Thabit “The Messenger of Allah said: ‘It does not befit us to leave bad examples. The one who takes back his gift is like the dog which goes back to its vomit.'” *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-al-nasai-3707/)* --- ## Hadith #3708 **Book:** The Book of Gifts | **Narrator(s):** Abd al-Jabbar bin al-'Ala' عبد الجبار بن العلاء بن عبد الجبار, Abdullah bin Abi Najih عبد الله بن أبي نجيح, ibn Abbas, Sufyan bin 'Uyaynah سفيان بن عيينة “The Messenger of Allah said: ‘It does not befit us to leave bad examples. The one who takes back his gift is like a dog with its vomit.'” *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-al-nasai-3708/)* --- ## Hadith #3709 **Book:** The Book of Gifts | **Narrator(s):** ibn Abbas, Muhammad bin Muslim bin Tadras محمد بن مسلم بن تدرس أبو الزبير, Muhammad bin Salmah محمد بن سلمة بن عبد الله الباهلي, Tawus bin Kaysan طاوس, Zayd ibn Harithah “The one who takes back his gift, is like the dog which vomits then goes back to its vomit.” *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-al-nasai-3709/)* --- ## Hadith #3710 **Book:** The Book of Gifts | **Narrator(s):** Ahmed bin Harb bin Muhammad أحمد بن حرب بن محمد, Hajjaj bin al-Minhal حجاج بن المنهال, ibn Abbas, Muhammad bin Khazim al-Darir محمد بن خازم أبو معاوية الضرير, Muhammad bin Muslim bin Tadras محمد بن مسلم بن تدرس أبو الزبير, Tawus bin Kaysan طاوس “The Messenger of Allah said: ‘The one who takes back his gift, is like the one who goes back to his vomit.'” *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-al-nasai-3710/)* --- ## Hadith #3711 **Book:** The Book of Gifts | **Narrator(s):** ibn Abbas, Muhammad bin Bashar Bindar محمد بن بشار بندار, Muhammad bin Muslim bin Tadras محمد بن مسلم بن تدرس أبو الزبير, Sufyan bin Sa‘id Ath-Thawri سفيان الثوري, Tawus bin Kaysan طاوس, Yahya bin Sa'id bin Farroukh al-Qatan يحيى بن سعيد بن فروخ القطان “The Messenger of Allah said: ‘It is not permissible for anyone to give a gift then take it back, except a father with regard to what he gives to his son. The likeness of the one who gives a gift then takes it back, is that of the dog which eats then when it is full it vomits, then it goes back to its vomit.'” *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-al-nasai-3711/)* --- ## Hadith #3712 **Book:** The Book of Gifts | **Narrator(s):** Ahmed bin Suliaman أحمد بن سليمان, ibn Abbas, Muhammad bin Muslim bin Tadras محمد بن مسلم بن تدرس أبو الزبير, Sufyan bin Sa‘id Ath-Thawri سفيان الثوري, Tawus bin Kaysan طاوس, Ya'la bin 'Ubaid bin Umayya al-Tanafasi يعلى بن عبيد بن أبي أمية الطنافسي “It is not permissible for anyone to give a gift then take it back, except a father.” Tawus said: “I used to hear the boys say: ‘O you who goes back to his vomit!’ But I did not realize that the Messenger of Allah had said this as a parable, until we heard that he used to say: ‘The likeness of the one who gives a gift then takes it back, is that of the dog which eats its vomit.'” *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-al-nasai-3712/)* --- ## Hadith #3713 **Book:** The Book of Gifts | **Narrator(s):** Ahmed bin Suliaman أحمد بن سليمان, Hajjaj bin al-Minhal حجاج بن المنهال, ibn Abbas, Muhammad bin Bashr bin al-Farafsa محمد بن بشر بن الفرافصة العبدي, Muhammad bin Muslim bin Tadras محمد بن مسلم بن تدرس أبو الزبير, Tawus bin Kaysan طاوس “Some of those who met the Prophet told us that he said: ‘The likeness of the one who gives (something), then takes back his gift, is that of a dog which eats, then vomits, then eats its vomit.'” *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-al-nasai-3713/)* ---