Donation (4056-4096)

Umar Ibn Khattab reported: 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 (ﷺ) about it, whereupon he said: Don't buy it and do not get back your charity, for one who gets back the charity is like a dog who swallows its vomit.

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Malik Ibn Anas with the same chain of transmitters but with this addition: "Don't buy that even if he gives you for one dirham."

Zaid Ibn Aslam reported on the authority of his father that Umar 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) intended to buy it. He came to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and made a mention of that to him, whereupon he said: Don't buy that even if you get it for a dirham for he who gets back the charity is like a dog which swallows its vomit.

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Zaid Ibn 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 lengthy.

Ibn Umar reported that Umar Ibn al-Khattib 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 (ﷺ) about it. whereupon he (ﷺ) said: Don't buy that and do not get back what you gave in charity.

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

Salim reported from Ibn Umar that Umar 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 (ﷺ) about it, whereupon Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: Umar, do not get back what you gave as charity.

Ibn Abbas reported Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) having said this: He who gets back his charity is like a dog which vomits, and then returns to that and eats it.

This hadith is also reported through another chain.

A hadith like this is reported on the authority of Muhammad son of Fatima daughter of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ).

Ibn Abbas reported: I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) 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.

Ibn Abbas reported Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) as saying: One who gets back the gift is like one who eats vomit.

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

Abdullah Ibn Tawus reported on the authority of his father who reported from Ibn Abas who reported from Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) that he said: One who gets back his gift is like a dog which vomits and then swallows that vomit.

Numan Ibn Bashir reported that his father brought him to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and said: I have donated this slave of mine to my son. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: Have you donated to every one of your sons (a slave) like this? He said: No. Thereupon Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: Then take him back.

Numan Ibn Bashir reported: My father brought me to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) 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 Prophet) said: Then take him back.

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

Numan Ibn Bashir reported that 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 (Numan Ibn Bashir) said: My father has donated it to me, whereupon he said: Have all brothers (of yours) been given this gift as given to you? He said: No. Thereupon he (ﷺ) said: Then return him.

Numan Ibn Bashir reported: 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 (ﷺ) a witness to it. My father went to Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) in order to make him the witness of the donation given to me. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said to him: Have you done the same with every son of yours? He said: No. Thereupon he (ﷺ) said: Fear Allah, and observe equity in case of your children. My father returned and got back the gift.

Numan Ibn Bashir reported that his mother bint Rawaha asked his (Numan'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 (Numan's mother) said: I shall not be pleased unless you call Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as witness to what you confer as a gift on your son. (Numan said): So father took hold of my hand and I was at that time a boy, and came to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ). and said: Allah's Messenger, the mother of this son (of mine), daughter of Rawaha wishes that I should call you witness to what I confer as gift to her son. Allah's Messenger (may pease be upon him) said: Bashir, have you any other son besides this (son of yours)? He said: Yes. He (ﷺ) said: Have you given gifts to all of them like this? He said: No. Thereupon he (ﷺ) said: Then call me not as witness, for I cannot be witness to an injustice.

Numan Ibn Bashir, reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) had said: Have you, besides him, other sons? He said: Yes. Thereupon he (ﷺ) said: Have you given gifts to all of them like this (as you have given to Numan)? He said: No. Thereupon he (ﷺ) said: I cannot bear witness to an injustice.

Numan Ibn Bashir reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said to his father: Call me not as witness to an injustice.

Numan Ibn Bashir reported: My father took me to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and said: Allah's Messenger, bear witness that I have given such and such gift to Numan from my property, whereupon he (ﷺ) said: Have you conferred upon all of your sons as you have conferred upon Numan? He said: No. Thereupon he (ﷺ) said: Call someone else besides me as a witness. And he further said: Would it, please you that they (your children) should all behave virtuously towards you? He said: Yes. He (ﷺ) said: Then don't do that (don't give gift to one to the exclusion of others).

Numan Ibn Bashir reported: My father conferred a gift upon me, and then brought me to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) to make him a witness (to it). He (ﷺ) said: Have you given such gift to every son of yours (as you have given to Numan)? He said: No. Thereupon he (ﷺ) said: Don't you expect goodness from them as you expect from him? He said: Yes. of course. He (ﷺ) said: I am not going to bear witness to it (as it is injustice). Ibn Aun (one of the narrators) said: I narrated this hadith to Muhammad (the other narrator) who said: Verily we narrated that lie (ﷺ) had said: Observe equity amongst your children.

Jabir reported that the wife of Bashir said (to her husband): Give to my son your slave as a gift, and make for me Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) a witness He came to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and said: The daughter of so and so (his wife Amra bint Rawaha) asked me to give my slave as a gift to her son, and call for me Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as a witness. Thereupon he (ﷺ) said: Has he (Numan) brothers? He (Bashir) said: Yes. He (further) said: Have you given to all others as you have given to him? He said: No. He said: Then it is not fair; and verily I cannot bear witness but only to what is just.

Jabir Ibn Abdullah reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) 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 in such a way that it is subject to the rules of inheritance."

Jaber Ibn Abdullah reported 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 lifelong grant has been made, and to his successors. Yahya narrated in the beginning of his narration: Whatever man is given a life grant, then it belongs to him and his posterity.

Jabir Ibn Abdullah al-Ansari said: Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) 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 that of his posterity. It would become (a permanent possession) of those who were conferred upon this gift, and it would not return to its owner (donor), for he gave that as a gift in which accrued the right of inheritance.

Jabir said: The Umra for which Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) 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 owner (after the death of the donee). Mamar said: Zuhri used to give religious verdict according to this.

Jabir Ibn Abdullah reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) 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 privilege). That (property) becomes the their defect belonging. The donor cannot (after declaring Umra) lay down any condition or make any exception. Abu Salama said: For he conferred a grant and as such it becomes heritage. and the right of inheritance abrogated his condition.

Jabir (Ibn Abdullah) reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: Life grant is for one upon whom it is bestowed.

Jabir Ibn Abdullah reported a hadith like this through another chain of transmitters.

Jabir reported this hadith directly from Allah's Apostle (ﷺ).

Jabir (Ibn Abdullah) reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) 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 or dies, and (would pass on) to his successors (as heritage).

This hadith is narrated on the authority of Jabir through other chains of transmitters, but (with this addition of words) that thehadith transmitted on the authority of Ayyub (these words are found): "The Helpers (Ansar) conferred the benefit of Umra, upon the Emigrants (Muhajirin), whereupon Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: Keep your property to yourselves.

Jabir reported that 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 returned to us. The sons of the one who had been given life grant said: This belonged to our father, during his lifetime and in case of his death. They took their dispute to Tariq, the freed slave of Uthman. He called Jabir and he gave testimony of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) having said: Life grant belongs to one who is conferred upon this (privilege). Tariq gave this decision and then wrote to Abd al-Malik and informed him, Jabir bearing witness to it. Abd al-Malik said: Jabir has told the truth. Then Tariq gave a decree and, as a result thereof, it is to this day that the garden belongs to descendants of one who was conferred upon the life grant.

Sulaiman Ibn Yasir reported that Jabir gave this verdict. The inheritor has a right (to inherit) the life grant according to the statement of Jabir (Ibn Abdullah) which he narrated from Allah's Messenger (ﷺ).

Jabir Ibn Abdullah reported Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) as saying: Life grant is permissible.

Jabir Ibn Abdullah reported Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) as saying: Life grant is the heritage of one upon whom it is conferred.

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) as saying: Life grant is permissible.

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