If a person gives you a gift and you do not like it, and you sell it, is this permissible or not?
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good. If a person gives you a gift, and you do not like it, and you sell it, is this permissible or not?
The Shaykh:
There is nothing wrong with it. Even if you did like it, you have the right to dispose of it. If a person gives you a gift and you accept it, it becomes your property, so you may dispose of it in whatever way you see as most appropriate and beneficial for you. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good. Is the common belief among people that a gift is not to be sold or given as a gift to another incorrect according to the Sunnah?
The Shaykh:
What is not to be sold or given as a gift is time. As for a gift, it becomes the property of the recipient, and the owner may dispose of it as he sees fit. Yes.
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good. If a person gives you a gift, and you do not like it, and you sell it, is this permissible or not?
The Shaykh:
There is nothing wrong with it. Even if you did like it, you have the right to dispose of it. If a person gives you a gift and you accept it, it becomes your property, so you may dispose of it in whatever way you see as most appropriate and beneficial for you. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good. Is the common belief among people that a gift is not to be sold or given as a gift to another incorrect according to the Sunnah?
The Shaykh:
What is not to be sold or given as a gift is time. As for a gift, it becomes the property of the recipient, and the owner may dispose of it as he sees fit. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، إذا أهدى لك شخص هدية ولم تعجبك وقمت ببيعها، هل هذا جائز أو لا؟ الشيخ صالح بن فوزان الفوزان — youtube.com
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