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(Book 37, Hadith 9) #36534
Gifts for Small Children

SUMMARY: A father can give a gift to his small child, and it is permissible even if the father keeps charge of it.

Malik related to me from Ibn Shihab from Said ibn al-Musayyab that Uthman ibn Affan said, "If someone gives something to his small child who is not old enough to look after it himself, and in order that his gift might be permitted he makes the gift public and has it witnessed, the gift is permitted, even if the father keeps charge of it". Malik said, "What is done in our community is that if a man gives his small child some gold or silver and then dies and he has it in his own keeping, the child has none of it unless the father set it aside in coin or placed it with a man to keep for the son. If he does that, it is permitted for the son".
حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، أَنَّ عُثْمَانَ بْنَ عَفَّانَ، قَالَ مَنْ نَحَلَ وَلَدًا لَهُ صَغِيرًا لَمْ يَبْلُغْ أَنْ يَحُوزَ نُحْلَهُ فَأَعْلَنَ ذَلِكَ لَهُ وَأَشْهَدَ عَلَيْهَا فَهِيَ جَائِزَةٌ وَإِنْ وَلِيَهَا أَبُوهُ ‏.‏ قَالَ مَالِكٌ الأَمْرُ عِنْدَنَا أَنَّ مَنْ نَحَلَ ابْنًا لَهُ صَغِيرًا ذَهَبًا أَوْ وَرِقًا ثُمَّ هَلَكَ وَهُوَ يَلِيهِ إِنَّهُ لاَ شَىْءَ لِلاِبْنِ مِنْ ذَلِكَ إِلاَّ أَنْ يَكُونَ الأَبُ عَزَلَهَا بِعَيْنِهَا أَوْ دَفَعَهَا إِلَى رَجُلٍ وَضَعَهَا لاِبْنِهِ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ الرَّجُلِ فَإِنْ فَعَلَ ذَلِكَ فَهُوَ جَائِزٌ لِلاِبْنِ
TOPICS
gift  *  child  *  permissible  *  father  *  hibah  *  tifl  *  mubah  *  ab

QUICK LESSONS:
Give your children gifts ; Set aside money/items as gifts ; Make sure others know about your gifts ; Have witnesses present

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about the permissibility of giving gifts to small children. Uthman ibn Affan said that if a father gives something to his small child who is not old enough to look after it himself and makes the gift public and has it witnessed, then the gift is permitted even if the father keeps charge of it. Malik further added that in their community, if a man gives his small child some gold or silver and then dies while he has kept them in his own keeping, then the child will not have any of them unless the father set aside coins or placed them with someone else for safekeeping. If he does this then it is allowed for the son. This hadith teaches us that parents should take care of their children's rights even when they are young by setting aside money or other items as gifts for them so they can benefit from these when they grow up.

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