Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah

Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said that if a person gives a gift to his close relative, then it is permissible for him. And if he gives a gift to a non-close relative who is a mahram, then he is more entitled to it as long as its compensation has not been taken.

Hazrat Abdullah bin Amir narrates that I was sitting with Hazrat Fudalah when two men came, disputing over a hawk. One of them said, "I gifted him the hawk with the hope that he would give me something in return, but he took the hawk and did not give me anything in return." The other said, "He gifted the hawk of his own accord; I neither asked for it nor insisted." He (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "Return the hawk to him or give him something in return. Indeed, those who take back their gifts are women and bad people."

Hazrat Umar bin Abdul Aziz (may Allah have mercy on him) wrote that if a person gives someone a gift and does not take anything in return, and then wishes to take it back, he should do so openly in front of everyone, not secretly.

Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) says that a person has the most right to his gift as long as he has not received anything in exchange for it. (That is, if the gifted item is to be returned, it is better to return it to the giver.)

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: A person has the most right to his gift as long as he has not received compensation for it.

Hazrat Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with both of them) narrates that a person has more right to a gift as long as he accepts it.

Hazrat Shurayh (may Allah have mercy on him) says that whoever gives a gift (hiba) due to maintaining ties of kinship, relationship, in a good manner, or because of someone’s right, then his gift (hiba) is permissible. And the side of "mustaghzir" either receives reward or gets his gift back. (Mustaghzir is a term, meaning: when two people are mutually giving gifts to each other, the one who receives the greater share is called the mustaghzir.)

Hazrat Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) says: Whoever gives a gift for reward, if it is returned to him, then there is no harm in it.

Hazrat Saeed bin Al-Musayyib (may Allah have mercy on him) says that if a person gives a gift to a non-mahram who is not a close relative and does not receive any compensation for it, he has the right to take it back.

Hazrat Aamir (may Allah have mercy on him) says that when a person gives someone a gift, he has more right to it as long as it is in his possession. Then, when he has given it to him, it has now become effective.