Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا وُهَيْبٌ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ طَاوُسٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ كُنَّا نَقُولُ وَنَحْنُ صِبْيَانٌ الْعَائِدُ فِي هِبَتِهِ كَالْكَلْبِ يَقِيءُ ثُمَّ يَعُودُ فِي قَيْئِهِ وَلَمْ نَعْلَمْ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ضَرَبَ فِي ذَلِكَ مَثَلًا حَتَّى حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ الْعَائِدُ فِي هِبَتِهِ كَالْكَلْبِ يَقِيءُ ثُمَّ يَعُودُ فِي قَيْئِهِ.
English Translation
Abdullah ibn Tawus narrated from his father who said: We used to say as children: 'The one who takes back his gift is like a dog that vomits then returns to its vomit,' and we did not know that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) had given this parable until Ibn Abbas narrated to us that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: 'The one who takes back his gift is like a dog that vomits then returns to its vomit.'