Presents and Gifts: Revoking Gifts Given During Illness After Recovery
Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei
Presents and Gifts: Revoking Gifts Given During Illness After Recovery
English:
Question #1738:
When I was very ill, I distributed my property among my offspring and put everything in writing. However, after I had recovered, I demanded that they return to me some of the property I gave them. They declined. What is the ruling in this matter?
Answer #1738:
Writing a document is not a sufficient proof of ownership of the property by your sons and daughters. That said, if you had given them the property and they took possession of and control over it, it is rightfully theirs; you have no right to demand it back. But, if there was no gift involved at the outset, or they had not yet taken possession of it, the property should remain in your ownership and at your disposal.
-Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Importance and Conditions of Presents and Gifts