Sahih Muslim 1623d — Fairness Before Giving a Child a Gift

Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1623d

This hadith gives the family lesson through a question-and-answer scene. Nu'man b. Bashir had received a slave from his father. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم asked what the slave was and how he came to possess it. When Nu'man said his father had given it to him, the Prophet asked whether all his brothers had been given the same gift. The answer was no, so the Prophet told him to return it. This is a strong hadith about fairness among children in gifts. It shows that the issue was not the object alone, but giving one child what the others did not receive. The lesson is plain: family gifts should be handled with care, fairness, and a clean conscience.