Gifts

Gifting an item that was to be sold

Question:- I would like to know the ruling in regards to gifting an item to one that was supposed to have purchased the item. The seller didn't have stock of the item, so the purchaser agreed to purchase the item as soon as the seller receives stock. The seller now...

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Equality in gifting children during one’s lifetime

Question:- 1. If a person gives one of his children a car, then does he  have to give the other child cash, equivalent to the value of the car? Or, he doesn't have to give the other child since he is financially well-to-do? 2. If you, as a parent, give one child that...

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Bursary attached to a condition

Question:- Many years ago during the apartheid era, a woman was awarded a bursary to study teaching on the condition that she will teach at a government school for one year on completion. However, that never happened and she did not teach again. The question now is,...

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Future bride accepting gifts from the future groom

Question:- Is it permissible for a future groom and bride to exchange gifts before marriage? Answer:- It has become a custom nowadays that gifts are exchanged between the future bride and groom before marriage. If both parties fail to exchange gifts then this is...

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Gifting one’s assets during one’s lifetime

Question:- Can a husband gift his assets to his wife in his lifetime? If there any particular method or sequence stipulated in Shariah for the validity of the gift? Answer:- Yes, it is permissible to gift your properties and assets to your wife during your lifetime....

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