What is the ruling on gifts given to a woman upon marriage or childbirth?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you. In the questioner’s inquiry, Shaykh Muhammad al-Thani is with us on the line, asking about the gifts given to a woman during her marriage or during the birth of her children? So, what is the question? What is the ruling on the gifts given to this woman? Is it permissible to give a gift to a woman? Yes, Shaykh. Or to whom do these gifts belong? These gifts are given to this woman during her marriage as a gift, for example, Shaykh?
The Shaykh : As for the first, there is nothing wrong with it; there is nothing wrong with a relative giving something to his female relative when she gets married. As for the second, if something is given to a woman upon marriage, it belongs to her. As for upon childbirth, if the gift is something suitable for the child, it belongs to the child and not to her, and in that case, the disposition of this gift reverts to the father, not the mother. And if the gift is something that suits the mother, such as clothing that suits the mother and the like, or a wide bracelet that suits the mother, then it belongs to the mother.
The Shaykh : As for the first, there is nothing wrong with it; there is nothing wrong with a relative giving something to his female relative when she gets married. As for the second, if something is given to a woman upon marriage, it belongs to her. As for upon childbirth, if the gift is something suitable for the child, it belongs to the child and not to her, and in that case, the disposition of this gift reverts to the father, not the mother. And if the gift is something that suits the mother, such as clothing that suits the mother and the like, or a wide bracelet that suits the mother, then it belongs to the mother.
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قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 1943- ما حكم الهدايا التي تعطى للمرأة عند الزواج او الولادة/سؤال على الهاتف 📞 /ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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