Presents and Gifts: Requirement of Registration vs. Possession for Validity of a Gift Deed

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Presents and Gifts: Requirement of Registration vs. Possession for Validity of a Gift Deed

English:

Question #1741:

For the gift deed to be valid, is taking possession of it sufficient, or does it have to be registered in the name of the intended person, especially in things like land and property?

Answer #1741:

What is really meant by the “taking possession of it” is not putting the matter on paper and signing. Rather, it is the actual handing over of the thing, so that the recipient can have full control over the property which is sufficient for the gift deed to be concluded and for the realisation of ownership, irrespective of its nature.

-Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Importance and Conditions of Presents and Gifts