Sunan an-Nasai 3703 — Taking Back Gifts and the Father's Exception

Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 3703

This Hadith gives a fuller statement about taking back gifts. It says that a person may not give a gift and then reclaim it, while the text names one exception: a father regarding what he gives to his son. The narration then compares the general act of reclaiming a gift to a dog that eats until full, vomits, and returns to its vomit. The wording combines a direct rule, a stated exception, and a strong warning. It is important not to expand the exception beyond what the text says. The hadith about a father taking back a gift concerns the specific father-and-son case named here. For everyone reading it, the broad lesson is to give carefully and avoid returning to a gift after handing it over.