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Can i use the gold chain and gold earrings given to me as gifts?

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About gold chain: One of my mother’s close friend with her family went to U.S.A. 30 years before and settled there.My aunty was a house wife and her husband did some job there( idon’t know about that) and then he became a christian pasteur after some years.  I don’t know in which year he joined as a pasteur. They gifted me a gold chain 13  years before on my marriage. I don’t know whether he was a pasteur at that time or not and now to know about that they are not in touch with us and also my aunty is no more. So iam getting a doubt whether his income was halal or not at the time they gifted me gold chain. So can i use it or not , if not what can i do with it?
   
   About gold earrings: One of my father’s friend who is working as a government employee gifted gold earrings. Though his income is halal there is also a chance he can take bribe. We are not sure about that.  So can i use the earrings or not? If not what can i do with that?
 
     One more doubt . My dad is a government telecom employee, also teaches spoken english classes. Our deen was not perfect some 20 years before. while buying gold ormaments for me he might have applied for loans or also might not have applied for loans. He or we are not sure about that . Then what about my gold ornaments.Can i use them. He also bought a flat on loan but cleared the loan and now the flat is on my dad’s name. I have one younger brother ,  if my father gives me one third of the property can i accept it.

  

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

1)      It is permissible for Muslim to accept gifts from non-Muslims[1] even if he is an apostate.[2]

2)     The earrings gifted to you by your father’s friend are permissible for you to use. [3]

3)     The gold ornaments your father bought for you are permissible for you to use.

4)     It was incorrect of your father to take an interest based loan for the flat. However, he has paid out the loan and the flat belongs to him. If your father gives you a share of the flat, it will be permissible for you to accept it. His wrong deed of taking a loan doesn’t make the flat haram.

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Ismail Dawoodjee

Student Darul Iftaa
Zambia

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

www.daruliftaa.net 

 [1] (فمن المعاملات ما ذكرناه) أراد به الهدية والإذن (ومنها) أي ومن المعاملات م: (التوكيل) بأن قال وكلني فلان فإنه يقبل قوله وإذا كان مميزا سواء كان عدلا أو غير عدل صبيا كان أو بالغا، كافرا كان أو مسلما كما ذكرناه. (البناية كتاب الكراهية فصل فى الاكل و الشرب)

وهدية أهل الحرب وما أخذنا منهم بلا قتال يصرف في مصالحنا (تبيين الحقائق ج3 ص283 امدادية)

 ومال التغلبي وهدية أهل الحرب وما أخذ منهم بلا حرب يصرف في مصالحنا (درر الحكام شرح غرر الأحكام ج1 ص300 مير محمد)

وروى أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم بعث حاطب بن أبي بلتعة إلى المقوقس صاحب الإسكندرية يعني بكتابه معه إليه فقبل كتابه وأكرم حاطبا وأحسن نزله ثم سرحه إلى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وأهدى له مع حاطب كسوة وبغلة بسرجها وجاريتين إحداهما أم إبراهيم والأخرى وهبها لجهم بن قيس هي أم زكريا بن جهم الذي كان خليفة لعمرو بن العاصي على مصر وروى أنه أعطاها حسان بن ثابت. (المعتصر من المختصر من مشكل الآثار ج1 ص266 عالم الكتب)  

اب كى مسائل اور ان كا حل ج1 ص80 مكتبة لدهيانوى

فتاوى دينية ج5 ص124 راندير  

[2] تصرفات المرتد وتصرفات المرتد أقسام نافذ كالطلاق والاستيلاد وقبول الهدية وإسقاط الشفعة وباطل كالنكاح والذبح وموقوف كالمقارضة والبيع والشراء والرهن (تحفة الملوك ص194 دار البشائر)

  [3] أهدى إلى رجل شيئا أو أضافه إن كان غالب ماله من الحلال فلا بأس إلا أن يعلم بأنه حرام فإن كان الغالب هو الحرام ينبغي أن لا يقبل الهدية ولا يأكل الطعام إلا أن يخبره بأنه حلال ورثته أو استقرضته من رجل كذا في الينابيع (الهندية ج5 ص342 رشيدية)

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