Gifts

Q: My father is a banker. On my wedding day, he gave me gold as a gift. Is that gold halaal for me?

Q: Please advise on the permissibility of the following two gifts:

1. I recently went to Asia on a business trip on behalf of the company for which I work. I visited numerous Asian customers who gave me a small gift. I assume that this is part of the Asian culture.

2. One of the sales managers who gives out year-end gifts to our customers, gave me one of these gifts. I believe that this was surplus stock. Please advise in each case whether it is permissible to keep these gifts.

Q: I am working in a government office. Many people come here for their various purposes. When their purpose is solved/served, they pay some money to eat something willingly. I am not asking him anything, whatever they pay, is it permissible for me to take this kind of money?

Q:

1. If I told someone that I will give you this dress, that person didn't say anything, can I change my decision and keep the dress for myself?

2. I told a person that I will give you something but that person said he does not need it, but I insisted on him to accept the offer and he somehow agreed, then later I thought in my mind that maybe that person really don't need my thing so well I will give it to some other person then, so can I change my decision like this?

Q:

1. I have made niyyat to give someone something then later I changed my decision and thought I will not give. Is it allowed for me to change my decision after making niyyat to give to that person?

2) I have made niyyat to give a dress as charity to Zaid, then is it allowed for me to give the same dress for Umar as charity, because I found Umar is more deserving than Zaid? Can I change my decision this way? Whenever I make niyyat to give something to someone is it necessary that I give that thing to the same person I made niyyat for or I can give it to someone else whom I like?

Q: My question is one night I prepared little macaroni. I ate from it and then I kept a little for my brother to eat in the morning because by that time my brother was asleep and he didn't know that I made macaroni, but the other day I had to fast so when I woke up for sehri I ate that very macaroni which I kept for my brother. Am I sinning this way? Will it become his haq after I decide to give him? will I have to ask maafi for not giving him? I am afraid whether I have eaten the haq of my brother.

Q: I feel uncomfortable about money I've received as a gift (as to whether zakaat was paid and what is the source). What should I do?

Q: I want to give my properties to my children (sons and daughters) during my lifetime, but I will require sufficient income for my living expenses. Is it permissible for me to gift the properties to them with the condition that a certain portion of income from the properties be given to me until my demise?

Q: If an 82 year old woman of sound mind, whilst alive, gives her grandson a large amount of money as a gift, can he take it or must he regard her as senile and not accept the money?

Q: A Muslim gave me an expensive silver collectors coin as a gift. I am quite certain that when he purchased the coin, it was not a cash deal done hand-to-hand.

1. May I keep such a coin?

2. If not, what must be done with this expensive coin?