Volume Three: 3:818: An-Nu'man bin Bashir: My mother asked my father to present me a gift from his property; and ...

Hadith 3:818

Narrated An-Nu'man bin Bashir:

My mother asked my father to present me a gift from his property; and he gave it to me after some hesitation. My mother said that she would not be satisfied unless the Prophet was made a witness to it. I being a young boy, my father held me by the hand and took me to the Prophet . He said to the Prophet, "His mother, bint Rawaha, requested me to give this boy a gift." The Prophet said, "Do you have other sons besides him?" He said, "Yes." The Prophet said, "Do not make me a will not become a witness for injustice."