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Chapter 26 · No. 4163–4203

The Book Of Gifts

  • 4163Sahih MuslimSahih

    حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ بْنِ قَعْنَبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكُ بْنُ أَنَسٍ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ، عَنْ …

    I donated a pedigree horse in the path of Allah. Its possessor made it languish. I thought that he would sell it at a cheap price. I asked Allah's Messenger ( ‌صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم ‌ ) about it, whereupon he said: Don't buy it and do not …

  • 4164Sahih MuslimSahih

    وحَدَّثَنِيهِ زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ يَعْنِي ابْنَ مَهْدِيٍّ، عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ، …

    Don't buy that even if he gives you for one dirham.

  • 4165Sahih MuslimSahih

    حَدَّثَنِي أُمَيَّةُ بْنُ بِسْطَامَ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ يَعْنِي ابْنَ زُرَيْعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحٌ وَهُوَ ابْنُ …

    'Umar (رضی اللہ عنہ) donated a horse in the path of Allah. He found that it had languished in the hand of its possessor, and he was a man of meagre resources He (Hadrat 'Umar رضی اللہ عنہ) intended to buy it. He came to Allah's Messenger ( …

  • 4166Sahih MuslimSahih

    وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ، بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ، غَيْرَ أَنَّ …

    This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Zaid bin Aslam with the same chain of transmitters but with this (change) that the hadith transmitted on the authority of Malik and Rauh (he was the son of Qisirn) is more complete and …

  • 4167Sahih MuslimSahih

    حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، قَالَ: قَرَأْتُ عَلَى مَالِكٍ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ …

    'Umar bin al-Khattib ( رضی اللہ عنہ ) donated a horse in the path of Allah and (later on) he found it being sold, and he decided to buy that. He asked the Messenger of Allah ( ‌صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم ‌) about it. whereupon he (the Holy …

  • 4168Sahih MuslimSahih

    وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، وَابْنُ رُمْحٍ، جَمِيعًا عَنِ اللَّيْثِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، ح وحَدَّثَنَا …

    This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Ibn Umar رضی اللہ عنہ through another chain of transmitters.

  • 4169Sahih MuslimSahih

    حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، وَعَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، وَاللَّفْظُ لِعَبْدٍ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، …

    'Umar رضی اللہ عنہ donated a horse in the path of Allah and then found it being sold, and he decided to buy that. He asked Allah's Apostle ( ‌صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم ) about it, whereupon Allah's Messenger ( ‌صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم ‌) said …

  • 4170Sahih MuslimSahih

    حَدَّثَنِي إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مُوسَى الرَّازِيُّ، وَإِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَا: أَخْبَرَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ …

    Allah's Apostle ( ‌صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم ‌) having said this: He who gets back his charity is like a dog which vomits, and then returns to that and eats it.

  • 4171Sahih MuslimSahih

    وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلَاءِ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ، عَنِ الْأَوْزَاعِيِّ، قَالَ …

    Muhammad bin Ali bin Al-Husain mention a similar report (as Hadith no. 4170) with this chain.

  • 4172Sahih MuslimSahih

    وحَدَّثَنِيهِ حَجَّاجُ بْنُ الشَّاعِرِ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ، حَدَّثَنَا حَرْبٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى وَهُوَ ابْنُ …

    A hadith like this is reported on the authority of Muhammad son of Fatima (رضی اللہ عنہا) daughter of Allah's Messenger ( ‌صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم ‌).

  • 4173Sahih MuslimSahih

    وحَدَّثَنِي هَارُونُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الْأَيْلِيُّ، وَأَحْمَدُ بْنُ عِيسَى، قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي …

    I heard Allah's Messenger ( ‌صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم ‌) say: The similitude of one who gives a charity and then gets it back is like that of a dog which vomits and then eats its vomit.

  • 4174Sahih MuslimSahih

    وحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، …

    Allah's Apostle ( ‌صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم ‌) as saying: One who gets back the gift is like one who eats vomit.

  • 4175Sahih MuslimSahih

    وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، بِهَذَا …

    This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Qatada with the same chain of transmitters.

  • 4176Sahih MuslimSahih

    وحَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، أَخْبَرَنَا الْمَخْزُومِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا وُهَيْبٌ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ …

    One who gets back his gift is like a dog which vomits and then swallows that vomit.

  • 4177Sahih MuslimSahih

    حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، قَالَ: قَرَأْتُ عَلَى مَالِكٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ …

    His father brought him to Allah's Messenger ( ‌صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم ‌) and said: I have donated this slave of mine to my son. Allah's Messenger ( ‌صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم ‌) said: Have you donated to every one of your sons (a slave) like …

  • 4178Sahih MuslimSahih

    وحَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، أَخْبَرَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ …

    My father brought me to Allah's Messenger ( ‌صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم ‌) and said: I have donated this slave to my son. whereupon he said: Have you made (such) donation to every one or your sons? He said: No. Thereupon he (the-Holy Prophet) …

  • 4179Sahih MuslimSahih

    وحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَإِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، وَابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، عَنِ ابْنِ …

    This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Zuhri with different chains of transmitters and a slight variation of words.

  • 4180Sahih MuslimSahih

    حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا …

    His father had donated a slave to him. Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) said: Who is this slave (how have you come to possess it)? Thereupon he (Nu'man bin Bashir رضی اللہ عنہ ) said: My father has donated it to me, whereupon he said: Have all brothers …

  • 4181Sahih MuslimSahih

    حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبَّادُ بْنُ الْعَوَّامِ، عَنْ حُصَيْنٍ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، …

    My father donated to me some of his property. My mother Amra bint Rawaha said: I shall not be pleased (with this act) until you make Allah's Messenger ( ‌صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم ‌ ) a witness to it. My father went to Allah's Apostle ( ‌صلی …

  • 4182Sahih MuslimSahih

    حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُسْهِرٍ، عَنْ أَبِي حَيَّانَ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، …

    His mother bint Rawaha asked his (Nu'man's) father about donating some gifts from his property to his son. He deferred the matter by one year, and then set forth to do that. She (Nu'man's mother) said: I shall not be pleased unless you …

  • 4183Sahih MuslimSahih

    حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ …

    Allah's Messenger ( ‌صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم ‌) had said: Have you, besides him, other sons? He said: Yes. Thereupon he (the Holy Prophet ﷺ) said: Have you given gifts to all of them like this (as you have given to Nu'man)? He said: No. …

  • 4184Sahih MuslimSahih

    حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، أَخْبَرَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنْ عَاصِمٍ الْأَحْوَلِ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنِ …

    Allah's Messenger ( ‌صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم ‌) said to his father: Call me not as witness to an injustice.

  • 4185Sahih MuslimSahih

    حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ، وَعَبْدُ الْأَعْلَى، ح وحَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ …

    My father took me to Allah's Messenger ( ‌صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم ‌) and said: Allah's Messenger ﷺ, bear witness that I have given such and such gift to Nu'man from my property, whereupon he (the Holy Prophet ﷺ) said: Have you conferred upon …

  • 4186Sahih MuslimSahih

    حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ النَّوْفَلِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَزْهَرُ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عَوْنٍ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، …

    My father conferred a gift upon me, and then brought me to Allah's Messenger ( ‌صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم ‌) to make him a witness (to it). He (the Holy Prophet ﷺ) said: Have you given such gift to every son of yours (as you have given to …

  • 4187Sahih MuslimSahih

    حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ يُونُسَ، حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، …

    The wife of Bashir رضی اللہ عنہ said (to her husband): Give to my son your slave as a gift, and make for me Allah's Messenger ( ‌صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم ‌) a witness He came to Allah's Messenger ( ‌صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم ‌) and said: The …

  • 4188Sahih MuslimSahih

    حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، قَالَ: قَرَأْتُ عَلَى مَالِكٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ …

    Allah's Messenger ( ‌صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم ‌) as saying: Any man who is given a gift for life, it belongs to him and his heirs. It belongs to the one to whom it is given, and does not go back to the one who gave it, because he has given it …

  • 4189Sahih MuslimSahih

    حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رُمْحٍ، قَالَا: أَخْبَرَنَا اللَّيْثُ، ح وحَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، …

    Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: He who conferred a life grant upon a person, it becomes his possession and that of his successors, for he surrendered his right in that by his declaration. (This property) now belongs to one to whom this …

  • 4190Sahih MuslimSahih

    حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ بِشْرٍ الْعَبْدِيُّ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، …

    Allah's Messenger ( ‌صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم ‌) said: Whoever a person conferred Umra (life grant) upon a person and he says: I confer upon you this and upon your descendants and anyone who survives you, and that becomes his possession and …

  • 4191Sahih MuslimSahih

    حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، وَعَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، وَاللَّفْظُ لِعَبْدٍ، قَالَا: أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ …

    The Umra for which Allah's Messenger ( ‌صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم ‌) gave sanction that a person way say: This (property) is for you and for your descendants. And when he said: That is for you as long as you live, then it will return to its …

  • 4192Sahih MuslimSahih

    حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي فُدَيْكٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ …

    Allah's Messenger ( ‌صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم ‌ ) commanded that whoever is conferred upon a life grant along with his descendants is entitled to make use of the property conferred so long as he lives and his successors (also enjoy this …

  • 4193Sahih MuslimSahih

    حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ الْقَوَارِيرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ، عَنْ …

    Allah's Messenger ( ‌صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم ‌) as saying: Life grant is for one upon whom it is bestowed.

  • 4194Sahih MuslimSahih

    وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي …

    Jabir bin 'Abdullah رضی اللہ عنہ reported a hadith like this through another chain of transmitters.

  • 4195Sahih MuslimSahih

    حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يُونُسَ، حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، يَرْفَعُهُ إِلَى …

    Jabir رضی اللہ عنہ reported this hadith directly from Allah's Apostle ( ‌صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم ‌).

  • 4196Sahih MuslimSahih

    وحَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، وَاللَّفْظُ لَهُ، أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو خَيْثَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، …

    Allah's Messenger ( ‌صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم ‌) having said: Keep your property to yourselves and do not squander it, for he who conferred a life grant upon another that property will belong to him upon whom it is conferred whether he lives …

  • 4197Sahih MuslimSahih

    حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بِشْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ أَبِي …

    The Helpers (Ansar) conferred the benefit of 'Umra, upon the Emigrants (Muhajirin), whereupon Allah's Messenger ( ‌صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم ‌) said: Keep your property to yourselves.

  • 4198Sahih MuslimSahih

    وحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ، وَإِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، وَاللَّفْظُ لِابْنِ رَافِعٍ، قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ …

    A woman gave her garden as a life grant to her son. He died and later on she also died and left a son behind and brothers also, The sons of the woman making life grant said (to those who had been conferred upon this 'Umra): This garden has …

  • 4199Sahih MuslimSahih

    حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَإِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، وَاللَّفْظُ لِأَبِي بَكْرٍ، قَالَ …

    Jabir رضی اللہ عنہ gave this verdict. The inheritor has a right (to inherit) the life grant according to the statement of Jabir (bin 'Abdullah) (رضی اللہ عنہ) which he narrated from Allah's Messenger ( ‌صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم ).

  • 4200Sahih MuslimSahih

    حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، …

    Allah's Apostle ( ‌صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم ‌) as saying: Life grant is permissible.

  • 4201Sahih MuslimSahih

    حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ حَبِيبٍ الْحَارِثِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ الْحَارِثِ، حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ، عَنْ …

    Allah's Apostle ( ‌صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم ‌) as saying: Life grant is the heritage of one upon whom it is conferred.

  • 4202Sahih MuslimSahih

    حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، وَابْنُ بَشَّارٍ، قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا …

    Allah's Apostle ( ‌صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم ‌) as saying: Life grant is permissible.

  • 4203Sahih MuslimSahih

    وحَدَّثَنِيهِ يَحْيَى بْنُ حَبِيبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ الْحَارِثِ، حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، …

    This hadith is narrated on the authority of Qatada with the same chain of transmitters.