‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar and ‘Abdullah bin ‘Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) narrated that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “It is not permissible for a man to give a gift and then take it back, except for a father who gives something to his son (he may take it back). And whoever gives a gift and then takes it back is like a dog that eats until it is full, then vomits, and then eats its vomit.” __REF_N__ Imam Tirmidhi says:
1- This hadith is hasan sahih.
2- Shafi’i says: It is not permissible for the giver of a gift to take it back except for a father, because it is permissible for him to take back what he has given to his son. He has deduced this from this hadith.
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.
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.
Source: Bulugh al-Maram: Commentary by Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri, Page: 790