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Sunan an-Nasai 3704 (Book 32, Hadith 17) #18318
The Inadmissibility of Taking Back Gifts

SUMMARY: It is not permissible for anyone to take back a gift they have given, except for a father.

It was narrated from Ibn Juraij, from Al-Hasan bin Muslim, from Tawus that the Messenger of Allah said: "It is not permissible for anyone to give a gift then take it back, except a father". Tawus said: "I used to hear the boys say: 'O you who goes back to his vomit!' But I did not realize that the Messenger of Allah had said this as a parable, until we heard that he used to say: 'The likeness of the one who gives a gift then takes it back, is that of the dog which eats its vomit'."
أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الْحَمِيدِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مَخْلَدٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ، عَنْ طَاوُسٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ ‏"‏ لاَ يَحِلُّ لأَحَدٍ يَهَبُ هِبَةً ثُمَّ يَعُودُ فِيهَا إِلاَّ الْوَالِدَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ طَاوُسٌ كُنْتُ أَسْمَعُ الصِّبْيَانَ يَقُولُونَ يَا عَائِدًا فِي قَيْئِهِ وَلَمْ أَشْعُرْ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ضَرَبَ ذَلِكَ مَثَلاً حَتَّى بَلَغَنَا أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَقُولُ ‏"‏ مَثَلُ الَّذِي يَهَبُ الْهِبَةَ ثُمَّ يَعُودُ فِيهَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَذَكَرَ كَلِمَةً مَعْنَاهَا ‏"‏ كَمَثَلِ الْكَلْبِ يَأْكُلُ قَيْئَهُ

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gift  *  permissible  *  father  *  hibah  *  mubah  *  ab

QUICK LESSONS:
Be generous with your gifts; Respect others when giving them; Do not expect anything in return from those who receive them; Fathers are special and can take back their gifts if they wish without any shame or guilt attached to it .
EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith explains that it is not permissible for anyone to take back a gift they have given away except in the case of a father. The Prophet Muhammad used the example of a dog eating its vomit as an analogy to explain this concept. This hadith teaches us that we should be generous with our gifts and not expect anything in return from those who receive them. We should also be mindful of our words and actions when giving gifts so as not to cause any hurt or embarrassment to the recipient. Furthermore, this hadith reminds us that fathers are special and can take back their gifts if they wish without any shame or guilt attached to it.

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