{"collection":"Texts of Islam","full_text_available":false,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/sacred_texts_v1_isl_hadith_had29_htm/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/sacred_texts_v1_isl_hadith_had29_htm","id":"sacred_texts_v1_isl_hadith_had29_htm","license":"unknown_pending_legal_review","rights_basis":"sacred_texts_v1_preview_gate_primary_text_only; acquisition-method/ToS and compilation-copyright questions still open, not resolved by this gate","source":"sacred_texts_v1","source_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/isl/hadith/had29.htm","summary":"This is a commentary and hadith collection on Islamic law governing gifts (hibah) and endowments (waqf), drawn from classical Islamic jurisprudence \u2014 specifically excerpts from Bukhari and other canonical hadith sources with explanatory notes. The work compiles prophetic traditions (hadith) organized thematically to establish legal rulings: gifts should be given freely regardless of recipient wealth, should not be taken back once given, and should be distributed equally among one's children to avoid injustice. A distinctive practical emphasis runs throughout: even small gifts between neighbors are encouraged, compensation for gifts received is recommended, and the exchange of gifts is explicitly framed as a remedy for social rancor. The text also addresses edge cases such as gifts to and from non-Muslims (permitted), gifts from one spouse to another (lawful), and the pre-Islamic life-estate practice of 'umra (restructured under Islamic law as an unconditional gift). The discussion of waqf \u2014 dedicating property as a permanent inalienable charitable endowment \u2014 is notable for grounding the institution in 'Umar ibn al-Khattab's land at Khaibar, and for explaining how this gave rise to family endowments (waqf 'ala-l-aulad) that protect assets from division among heirs while directing profits to children and charitable purposes.","tags":[],"text":null,"title":"A Manual of Hadith: Chapter XXVI: Gifts (Hibah and Waqf)","tradition":"Texts of Islam","translated_text":null,"word_count":1607}