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Sunan an-Nasai 3690 (Book 32, Hadith 3) #18304
The Unacceptability of Taking Back Gifts

SUMMARY: It is not permissible for a person to take back a gift they have given, except in the case of a father taking back what he gave to his son.

It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar and Ibn 'Abbas, who attributed the Hadith to the Prophet: "It is not permissible for a man to give a gift and then take it back except a father taking back what he gave to his son. The likeness of the one who gives a gift then takes it back is that of the dog which eats until it is full, then it vomits, and goes back to its vomit".
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ، عَنْ حُسَيْنٍ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي طَاوُسٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، وَابْنِ، عَبَّاسٍ يَرْفَعَانِ الْحَدِيثَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ قَالَ ‏ "‏ لاَ يَحِلُّ لِرَجُلٍ يُعْطِي عَطِيَّةً ثُمَّ يَرْجِعُ فِيهَا إِلاَّ الْوَالِدَ فِيمَا يُعْطِي وَلَدَهُ وَمَثَلُ الَّذِي يُعْطِي عَطِيَّةً ثُمَّ يَرْجِعُ فِيهَا كَمَثَلِ الْكَلْبِ أَكَلَ حَتَّى إِذَا شَبِعَ قَاءَ ثُمَّ عَادَ فِي قَيْئِهِ

TOPICS
gift  *  permissibility  *  relationship  *  hibah  *  ijazah  *  walad

QUICK LESSONS:
Be generous with our gifts without expecting anything in return; once we give something away, do not expect or demand them again.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about the unacceptability of taking back gifts that have been given away. It is narrated from Ibn 'Umar and Ibn 'Abbas, who attributed it to the Prophet that it is not permissible for someone to give a gift and then take it back, except in cases where a father takes back what he has given his son. The hadith uses an analogy of a dog which eats until it is full and then vomits before going back to its vomit as an example of how unacceptable this act is. This hadith teaches us that we should be generous with our gifts without expecting anything in return; once we give something away, we should not expect or demand it back again.

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