The ruling on a husband revoking a gift to his wife after divorce
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Another letter has reached this program. The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh (may Allah preserve him), there is a man who wrote a gift for his wife and his descendants, and then a divorce occurred between him and his wife. Does the wife have the right to this gift or not? Knowing that the man is still alive. And can he take back the gift or not?
Answer:
If the wife has taken possession of the gift, she owns it, and it is not permissible for the donor to revoke it. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih Muslim 1622g. However, if the recipient has not taken possession of the gift, it is permissible for the donor to retract it and take it back. Yes.
May Allah reward you. Another letter has reached this program. The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh (may Allah preserve him), there is a man who wrote a gift for his wife and his descendants, and then a divorce occurred between him and his wife. Does the wife have the right to this gift or not? Knowing that the man is still alive. And can he take back the gift or not?
Answer:
If the wife has taken possession of the gift, she owns it, and it is not permissible for the donor to revoke it. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
One who gets back his gift is like a dog which vomits and then swallows that vomit.
الْعَائِدُ فِي هِبَتِهِ كَالْكَلْبِ يَقِيءُ ثُمَّ يَعُودُ فِي قَيْئِهِ
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/258 — archive.org (8:25)
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