موطا امام مالك رواية يحييٰ
Muwatta Imam Malik (Riwayat Yahya)
كتاب الرهونBook: On the Explanation of Pledges (Mortgages)
بَابُ مَا يَجُوزُ مِنَ النُّحْلِWhat is Permissible in Gifts
Hadith 1476
عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيِّبِ، أَنَّ عُثْمَانَ بْنَ عَفَّانَ، قَالَ : مَنْ نَحَلَ وَلَدًا لَهُ صَغِيرًا لَمْ يَبْلُغْ أَنْ يَحُوزَ نُحْلَهُ فَأَعْلَنَ ذَلِكَ لَهُ. وَأَشْهَدَ عَلَيْهَا. فَهِيَ جَائِزَةٌ. وَإِنْ وَلِيَهَا أَبُوهُ. ¤
It is narrated from Sa'id bin al-Musayyib that Sayyiduna Uthman bin Affan, may Allah be pleased with him, said: If a person gives something as a gift to his minor son, it is valid, provided he gives it openly and appoints witnesses to it. Then the guardian will remain the father himself (he will retain possession of that thing on behalf of the boy until the boy reaches maturity).
