Returning on a debt forgiveness after having forgiven it
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: I lent a man money, and he did not repay it on the agreed date. Then I forgave him. After that, I realized that I was harmed by this forgiveness, especially since I am living in difficult circumstances, and my heart was not at peace with this forgiveness. So I went back to him a second time and demanded my debt. Is this permissible?
Answer:
No, it is not permissible. It is not permissible for you. If you forgave him, it is not permissible for you to return on it.Sahih Muslim 1622g This is not permissible.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: I lent a man money, and he did not repay it on the agreed date. Then I forgave him. After that, I realized that I was harmed by this forgiveness, especially since I am living in difficult circumstances, and my heart was not at peace with this forgiveness. So I went back to him a second time and demanded my debt. Is this permissible?
Answer:
No, it is not permissible. It is not permissible for you. If you forgave him, it is not permissible for you to return on it.
One who gets back his gift is like a dog which vomits and then swallows that vomit.
العائد في هبته كالكلب يقيء ثم يعود في قيئه
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب ما جاء في إقطاع المعادن — islamhouse.com (56:06)
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