سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب الإجارةWages (Kitab Al-Ijarah)
باب الرُّجُوعِ فِي الْهِبَةِChapter: Taking Back A Gift (Al-Hibah).
Hadith 3539
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ يَعْنِي ابْنَ زُرَيْعٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنٌ الْمُعَلِّمُ ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ ، عَنْ طَاوُسٍ ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ ، وَابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : " لَا يَحِلُّ لِرَجُلٍ أَنْ يُعْطِيَ عَطِيَّةً أَوْ يَهَبَ هِبَةً فَيَرْجِعَ فِيهَا ، إِلَّا الْوَالِدَ فِيمَا يُعْطِي وَلَدَهُ ، وَمَثَلُ الَّذِي يُعْطِي الْعَطِيَّةَ ، ثُمَّ يَرْجِعُ فِيهَا كَمَثَلِ الْكَلْبِ يَأْكُلُ فَإِذَا شَبِعَ قَاءَ ثُمَّ عَادَ فِي قَيْئِهِ " .
Narrated Abdullah Ibn Umar ; Abdullah Ibn Abbas: The Prophet ﷺ said: It is not lawful for a man to make a donation or give a gift and then take it back, except a father regarding what he gives his child. One who gives a gift and then takes it back is like a dog which eats and vomits when it is full, then returns to its vomit.
Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
Benefit: It is narrated in Sahih Bukhari that (ليس لنا السوء) (Sahih al-Bukhari, The Book of Gifts, and Its Virtue and Encouragement Towards It, Hadith: 2622) “The evil example is not for us.”
That is, for a person of faith, such behavior is absolutely not appropriate.
However, the relationship between father and son has a particular distinction.
On this basis, only the father has been permitted that if he gives a gift to his son and wishes to take it back, he may do so.
In addition, another reason for this could be that the father’s entitlement to the wealth of the son is such that it is as if he himself is its owner.
Benefit: It is narrated in Sahih Bukhari that (ليس لنا السوء) (Sahih al-Bukhari, The Book of Gifts, and Its Virtue and Encouragement Towards It, Hadith: 2622) “The evil example is not for us.”
That is, for a person of faith, such behavior is absolutely not appropriate.
However, the relationship between father and son has a particular distinction.
On this basis, only the father has been permitted that if he gives a gift to his son and wishes to take it back, he may do so.
In addition, another reason for this could be that the father’s entitlement to the wealth of the son is such that it is as if he himself is its owner.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 3539
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
The detailed explanation of the hadith has already been mentioned under hadith number 3719. It is also permissible for the father to revoke (the gift) because he may need to do so for the purpose of discipline. And teaching manners (adab) to the children is far superior to giving them a gift.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 3733
Shaykh Safi ur-Rahman Mubarakpuri
Takhrij:
«أخرجه أبوداود، البيوع، باب الرجوع في الهبة، حديث:3539، والترمذي، البيوع، حديث:1298، والنسائي، الهبة، حديث:3720، وابن ماجه، الهبات، حديث:2377، وأحمد:1 /237، وابن حبان (الإحسان):7 /289، حديث:5101، والحاكم:2 /46 وصححه، ووافقه الذهبي.»©Explanation:
➊ Giving gifts is a sign of love and affection in an Islamic society.
➋ Gifts and presents should be exchanged mutually.
➌ After giving a gift, it is not permissible for anyone except the father to take it back.
This is the position of the majority; however, according to Imam Abu Hanifah rahimahullah, it is permissible to take back a gift from anyone except close relatives (dhawi al-arham). But this hadith and the previous one both explicitly refute his position.
«أخرجه أبوداود، البيوع، باب الرجوع في الهبة، حديث:3539، والترمذي، البيوع، حديث:1298، والنسائي، الهبة، حديث:3720، وابن ماجه، الهبات، حديث:2377، وأحمد:1 /237، وابن حبان (الإحسان):7 /289، حديث:5101، والحاكم:2 /46 وصححه، ووافقه الذهبي.»©Explanation:
➊ Giving gifts is a sign of love and affection in an Islamic society.
➋ Gifts and presents should be exchanged mutually.
➌ After giving a gift, it is not permissible for anyone except the father to take it back.
This is the position of the majority; however, according to Imam Abu Hanifah rahimahullah, it is permissible to take back a gift from anyone except close relatives (dhawi al-arham). But this hadith and the previous one both explicitly refute his position.
Source: Bulugh al-Maram: Commentary by Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri, Page: 790
