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Sunan an-Nasai 3682 (Book 31, Hadith 11) #18296
Fairness in Gifts

SUMMARY: The hadith is about a father who was asked by his son's mother to ask the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) to bear witness to a gift he gave his son. The Prophet (PBUH) refused, as it would be unfair if the other children were not given similar gifts.

It was narrated that An-Nu'man said: "My mother asked my father for a gift and he gave it to me. She said: 'I will not be contented until you ask the Messenger of Allah to bear witness'. So my father took me by the hand, as I was still a boy, and went to the Messenger of Allah. He said: 'O Messenger of Allah, the mother of this boy, the daughter of Rawahah, asked me for a gift, and she wanted me to ask you to bear witness to that'. He said: 'O Bashir, do you have any other child apart from this one?' He said: 'Yes'. He said: 'Have you given him gifts like that which you have given to this one?' He said: 'No'. He said: 'Then do not ask me to bear witness, for I will not bear witness to unfairness'."
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَعْلَى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو حَيَّانَ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ، قَالَ سَأَلَتْ أُمِّي أَبِي بَعْضَ الْمَوْهِبَةِ فَوَهَبَهَا لِي فَقَالَتْ لاَ أَرْضَى حَتَّى أُشْهِدَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَأَخَذَ أَبِي بِيَدِي وَأَنَا غُلاَمٌ فَأَتَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ أُمَّ هَذَا ابْنَةَ رَوَاحَةَ طَلَبَتْ مِنِّي بَعْضَ الْمَوْهِبَةِ وَقَدْ أَعْجَبَهَا أَنْ أُشْهِدَكَ عَلَى ذَلِكَ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ يَا بَشِيرُ أَلَكَ ابْنٌ غَيْرُ هَذَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ نَعَمْ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ فَوَهَبْتَ لَهُ مِثْلَ مَا وَهَبْتَ لِهَذَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ لاَ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ فَلاَ تُشْهِدْنِي إِذًا فَإِنِّي لاَ أَشْهَدُ عَلَى جَوْرٍ
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gift  *  fairness  *  witness  *  unfairness  *  hadiyyah  *  adl  *  shuhhadah  *  batil

QUICK LESSONS:
Strive for fairness when giving out rewards or gifts so all your children are treated equally without any favoritism or bias towards one child over another .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith highlights the importance of fairness when giving gifts. It was narrated that An-Nu'man said that his mother asked his father for a gift and he gave it to him. His mother then wanted her husband to ask the Messenger of Allah, Prophet Muhammad PBUH, to bear witness for this gift. His father took him by hand and went with him to meet the Prophet PBUH who then asked if there were any other children apart from An-Nu'man and whether they had been given similar gifts like this one. When Bashir answered no, the Prophet PBUH refused to bear witness as it would be unfair if only one child received such a gift while others did not receive anything similar. This teaches us that we should always strive for fairness when giving out gifts or rewards so that all our children are treated equally without any favoritism or bias towards one child over another.

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