it is stated that he said, "I was a slave, and I asked the Apostle of God, may I give anything in alms of my master's goods?" He replied, "Yes, and its reward is (divided) equally between the two of you."'—Muslim.
Concerning Those Who May Not Take Back Alms
Once Given
It is related from ʿOmar binuʾl-Khaṭṭáb that he said, 'I provided a horse for a man in the way of God (i.e. for religious war), but he with whom it was neglected it. Then I wished to buy it back, and imagined that he would sell it cheaply. So I asked the Prophet, and he said, "Do not buy it, and do not take back thine alms, even though he give it thee for a dirham; for verily one who takes back his alms is like a dog which returns to its vomit."'—Muslim, Al Bukhárí.
It is related from Buraidah that he said, 'I was sitting by the Prophet when a woman came to him and said, "O Apostle of God, I gave a slave-girl in alms to my mother, and the latter has died." He replied, "Thy reward (for the alms) is thy proper right, and the inheritance will return her to thee again." She said, "O Apostle of God, my mother had undertaken to fast for a mouth; may I fast on her behalf?" He replied, "Fast on her behalf." She said, "Verily my mother never performed the pilgrimage; may I perform it on her behalf?" He replied, "Yes, perform the pilgrimage on her behalf.'"—Muslim.
