14/62. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1299 — Gift Return Rules
What Has Been Related About It Being Disliked To Take Back One's Gift
Hadith About Returning a Gift in Islam
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1299
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1299
حَدَّثَنَا بِذَلِكَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ عَنْ حُسَيْنٍ الْمُعَلِّمِ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ طَاوُسًا يُحَدِّثُ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ وَابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ يَرْفَعَانِ الْحَدِيثَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى حَدِيثُ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ رضى الله عنهما حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ . وَالْعَمَلُ عَلَى هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ عِنْدَ بَعْضِ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَغَيْرِهِمْ قَالُوا مَنْ وَهَبَ هِبَةً لِذِي رَحِمٍ مَحْرَمٍ فَلَيْسَ لَهُ أَنْ يَرْجِعَ فِيهَا وَمَنْ وَهَبَ هِبَةً لِغَيْرِ ذِي رَحِمٍ مَحْرَمٍ فَلَهُ أَنْ يَرْجِعَ فِيهَا مَا لَمْ يُثَبْ مِنْهَا . وَهُوَ قَوْلُ الثَّوْرِيِّ . وَقَالَ الشَّافِعِيُّ لاَ يَحِلُّ لأَحَدٍ أَنْ يُعْطِيَ عَطِيَّةً فَيَرْجِعَ فِيهَا إِلاَّ الْوَالِدَ فِيمَا يُعْطِي وَلَدَهُ . وَاحْتَجَّ الشَّافِعِيُّ بِحَدِيثِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " لاَ يَحِلُّ لأَحَدٍ أَنْ يُعْطِيَ عَطِيَّةً فَيَرْجِعَ فِيهَا إِلاَّ الْوَالِدَ فِيمَا يُعْطِي وَلَدَهُ " .
'Amr bin Shu'aib Narrated from:
Narrated 'Amr bin Shu'aib: That He Heard Tawus Narrating From Ibn 'Umar And Ibn 'Abbas, And They Both Narrated This Hadith From The Prophet (ﷺ). (A Hadith Similar To No. 1298). [Abu 'Eisa Said:] The Hadith Of Ibn 'Abbas (Ra), Is A Hasan Sahih Hadith. This Hadith Is Acted Upon According To Some Of The People Of Knowledge Among The Companions Of The Prophet (ﷺ). They Said Whoever Gives A Gift To A Closely Related Relative, Then He Is Not To Take Back His Gift. And Whoever Gives A Gift To Someone Other Then A Close Relative, Then He May Take It Back As Long As It Has Not Been Reciprocated. This Is The View Of Ath-Thawri.Ash-Shafi'I Said: "It Is Not Lawful For Any That Has Given A Gift To Take It Back Except For What The Father Gave To His Son." Ash-Shafi'I Argued With The Hadith Of 'Abdullah Bin 'Umar From The Prophet (ﷺ): "It Is Not Lawful For Anyone That Has Given A Gift To Take It Back, Except For A Father Who Give Something To His Son."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1299In-book reference : Book 14, Hadith 101English translation : Vol. 1, Book 12, Hadith 1299
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1299
This Hadith is similar to the previous report about taking back a gift. It is narrated through Tawus from Ibn Umar and Ibn Abbas, who raise it to the Prophet. Abu Eisa then records how some people of knowledge acted upon it. Some said a person who gives to a close unmarriageable relative should not take back the gift, while a gift to someone else may be taken back if it has not been reciprocated. The text also quotes Ash-Shafi'i saying it is not lawful to take back a gift except what a father gave to his son. The core focus is gift honesty and restraint.
What we learn from this hadith
- The report supports caution against reclaiming a gift after giving it.
- The text records a special discussion about close relatives and reciprocation.
- Ash-Shafi'i is quoted using the father-son exception in this matter.
