Ruling on Gifting Something That Was Received as a Gift
Derived from: Fatawa Ulama-e-Hadith, Kitab al-Salah, Volume 1❖ Question:
Is it permissible to give something received as a gift to someone else as a gift?
❖ Shar‘i Ruling:
Yes, it is completely permissible to gift an item that was received as a gift.There is no prohibition in Shari‘ah regarding this practice.
❖ Reasoning:
Once a gift is given, it becomes the property of the recipient.
The recipient has full discretion over how to use or dispose of it:
✔ They may keep it.
✔ They may gift it to someone else.
✔ They may sell it or use it in any lawful manner.
❖ Practice of the Companions (Sahabah)
This practice is supported by examples from the lives of the Sahabah:
◈ It is narrated that a Companion (RA) gave the head of a goat as a gift.
◈ The recipient gifted it to another person, who in turn gifted it to someone else.
◈ This process continued until the same goat’s head returned to the original giver.
This highlights the permissibility and common acceptance of this practice among the early Muslims.
❖ Summary:
✔ It is permissible and in accordance with Islamic principles to gift an item that was received as a gift.✔ There is no sin or objection in doing so.
✔ The practice is well established in the Sunnah of the Companions.
