15. Gifts

1. Sunan Ibn Majah 2375Sahih

   انْطَلَقَ بِهِ أَبُوهُ يَحْمِلُهُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ اشْهَدْ أَنِّي قَدْ نَحَلْتُ النُّعْمَانَ مِنْ مَالِي كَذَا وَكَذَا قَالَ فَكُلَّ بَنِيكَ نَحَلْتَ مِثْلَ الَّذِي نَحَلْتَ النُّعْمَانَ قَالَ لاَ قَالَ فَأَشْهِدْ عَلَى هَذَا غَيْرِي قَالَ أَلَيْسَ يَسُرُّكَ أَنْ يَكُونُوا لَكَ فِي الْبِرِّ سَوَاءً قَالَ بَلَى قَالَ فَلاَ إِذًا

   “Bear witness that I have given Nu'man such and such from my wealth.” He said: “Have you given all your children something like that which you have given to Nu'man?” He said: “No.” He said: “Then let someone other than me bear witness to that.” And he said: “Would you not like all your children to honor you equally?” He said: “Of course.” He said: “Then do not do this.”

2. Sunan Ibn Majah 2376Sahih

   أَنَّ أَبَاهُ نَحَلَهُ غُلاَمًا وَأَنَّهُ جَاءَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ يُشْهِدُهُ فَقَالَ أَكُلَّ وَلَدِكَ نَحَلْتَ قَالَ لاَ قَالَ فَارْدُدْهُ

   his father gave him a gift of a slave, and he came to the Prophet ﷺ so that he could witness the gift. He said: “Have you given something to all of your children?” He said: “No.” He said: “Then take back (your gift).”

3. Sunan Ibn Majah 2377Sahih

   لاَ يَحِلُّ لِلرَّجُلِ أَنْ يُعْطِيَ الْعَطِيَّةَ ثُمَّ يَرْجِعَ فِيهَا إِلاَّ الْوَالِدَ فِيمَا يُعْطِي وَلَدَهُ

   “It is not permissible for a man to give a gift then take it back, except what a father gives to his child.”

4. Sunan Ibn Majah 2378Hasan or sahih

   أَنَّ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ لاَ يَرْجِعْ أَحَدُكُمْ فِي هِبَتِهِ إِلاَّ الْوَالِدَ مِنْ وَلَدِهِ

   “None of you should take back his gift, except a father (taking it back) from his son.”

5. Sunan Ibn Majah 2379Hasan or sahih

   لاَ عُمْرَى فَمَنْ أُعْمِرَ شَيْئًا فَهُوَ لَهُ

   “There is no lifelong grant. Whoever is given something as a lifelong grant, it is his.' ”

6. Sunan Ibn Majah 2380Sahih

   مَنْ أَعْمَرَ رَجُلاً عُمْرَى لَهُ وَلِعَقِبِهِ فَقَدْ قَطَعَ قَوْلُهُ حَقَّهُ فِيهَا فَهِيَ لِمَنْ أُعْمِرَ وَلِعَقِبِهِ

   “I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: 'Whoever gives a lifelong grant to a man, it belongs to him (the recipient) and to his heirs. His (the giver's) words put an end to his right to it, and it belongs to the one to whom it was given for life and to his heirs.”

7. Sunan Ibn Majah 2381Sahih

   أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ جَعَلَ الْعُمْرَى لِلْوَارِثِ

   the Prophet ﷺ ruled that a gift given for life belongs to the heirs (of the recipient).

8. Sunan Ibn Majah 2382Sahih

   لاَ رُقْبَى فَمَنْ أُرْقِبَ شَيْئًا فَهُوَ لَهُ حَيَاتَهُ وَمَمَاتَهُ قَالَ وَالرُّقْبَى أَنْ يَقُولَ هُوَ لِلآخَرِ مِنِّي وَمِنْكَ مَوْتًا

   “There is no Ruqba. Whoever is given a gift on the basis of Ruqba, it belongs to him, whether he lives or dies.”

9. Sunan Ibn Majah 2383Sahih

   الْعُمْرَى جَائِزَةٌ لِمَنْ أُعْمِرَهَا وَالرُّقْبَى جَائِزَةٌ لِمَنْ أُرْقِبَهَا

   “Umra belongs to the one to whom it is given, and Ruqba belongs to the one to whom it is given.”

10. Sunan Ibn Majah 2384Sahih

    إِنَّ مَثَلَ الَّذِي يَعُودُ فِي عَطِيَّتِهِ كَمَثَلِ الْكَلْبِ أَكَلَ حَتَّى إِذَا شَبِعَ قَاءَ ثُمَّ عَادَ فِي قَيْئِهِ فَأَكَلَهُ

    “The likeness of one who takes back his gift is that of a dog that eats until it is full and vomits; then it goes back to its vomit and eats it again.”

11. Sunan Ibn Majah 2385Sahih

    الْعَائِدُ فِي هِبَتِهِ كَالْعَائِدِ فِي قَيْئِهِ

    “The one who takes back his gift is like the one who goes back to his vomit.”

12. Sunan Ibn Majah 2386Sahih

    الْعَائِدُ فِي هِبَتِهِ كَالْكَلْبِ يَعُودُ فِي قَيْئِهِ

    “The one who takes back his gift is like the dog that goes back to its vomit.”

13. Sunan Ibn Majah 2387Graders disagree

    الرَّجُلُ أَحَقُّ بِهِبَتِهِ مَا لَمْ يُثَبْ مِنْهَا

    “A man has more right to his gift so long as he has not gotten something in return for it.”

14. Sunan Ibn Majah 2388Sahih

    أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ فِي خُطْبَةٍ خَطَبَهَا لاَ يَجُوزُ لاِمْرَأَةٍ فِي مَالِهَا إِلاَّ بِإِذْنِ زَوْجِهَا إِذَا هُوَ مَلَكَ عِصْمَتَهَا

    “It is not permissible for a woman to dispose of her wealth except with her husband's permission, once he has married her.”

15. Sunan Ibn Majah 2389Graders disagree

    أَنَّ جَدَّتَهُ خَيْرَةَ امْرَأَةَ كَعْبِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ أَتَتْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِحُلِيٍّ لَهَا فَقَالَتْ إِنِّي تَصَدَّقْتُ بِهَذَا فَقَالَ لَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لاَ يَجُوزُ لِلْمَرْأَةِ فِي مَالِهَا إِلاَّ بِإِذْنِ زَوْجِهَا فَهَلِ اسْتَأْذَنْتِ كَعْبًا قَالَتْ نَعَمْ فَبَعَثَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِلَى كَعْبِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ زَوْجِهَا فَقَالَ هَلْ أَذِنْتَ لِخَيْرَةَ أَنْ تَتَصَدَّقَ بِحُلِيِّهَا فَقَالَ نَعَمْ فَقَبِلَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مِنْهَا

    his grandmother Khairah, the wife of Ka'b bin Malik, came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ with some jewelry belonging to her and said, I am giving this in charity. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to her: “It is not permissible for a woman to dispose of her wealth without her husband's permission. Did you ask Ka'b's permission?” She said: “Yes.” So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent for Ka'b bin Malik, her husband, and said, “Did you give Khairah permission to give her jewelry in charity?” He said: “Yes.” So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ accepted it from her.