English translation
2378. It was narrated from 'Amr bin Shu'aib, from his father, from his grandfather, that the Prophet of Allāh ﷺ said: "None of you should take back his gift, except a father (taking it back) from his son." (Sahih)
Hadith 2378
One Who Gives His Child A Gift Then Takes It Back
- English source
Darussalam · Volume 3
14. The ChaptersOn GiftsSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
- Arabic source
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الحديث: 2378 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 796
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Source no. 2378 · Volume 5 · Page 378
Hasan sahih
حسن صحيح، المشكاة (٣٠٢٠ / التحقيق الثاني)
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Arabic text
2378 - حَدَّثَنَا جَمِيلُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْأَعْلَى قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ، عَنْ عَامِرٍ الْأَحْوَلِ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ، أَنَّ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، قَالَ: «لَا يَرْجِعْ أَحَدُكُمْ فِي هِبَتِهِ، إِلَّا الْوَالِدَ مِنْ وَلَدِهِ»
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It is not right to take back something given to someone as gift, whether the gift is something ordinary or precious. A father may take back something that he has given to his children. The same rule of taking a gift back from a child applies to the mother as well. Some scholars even included the maternal grandfather and grandmother, paternal grandfather and grandmother in the same rule.