I gave my father a valuable watch, and after his death I took it to sell it and give the proceeds in charity. Is this a retraction of the gift?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: If I gave my father a valuable watch, and then after his death I took it with the permission of the heirs to give it in charity on behalf of my father by selling it and giving its price to the heirs, would this be considered a retraction of the gift?
Answer:
Yes, you do not take it, and you do not take it, and there is no harm in you inheriting from its price just as others inherit their share; there is no harm. However, if you take it and pull it away, that is a retraction of the gift. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: If I gave my father a valuable watch, and then after his death I took it with the permission of the heirs to give it in charity on behalf of my father by selling it and giving its price to the heirs, would this be considered a retraction of the gift?
Answer:
Yes, you do not take it, and you do not take it, and there is no harm in you inheriting from its price just as others inherit their share; there is no harm. However, if you take it and pull it away, that is a retraction of the gift. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [237 -954] أهديت أبي ساعة ثمينة، ثم بعد وفاته أخذتها لأبيعها وأتصدق بها، فهل هذا رجوع في الهدية؟ — youtube.com
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