٣٥٣ - باب كراهة تفضيل الوالد بعض أولاده على بعض في الهبة

Al-Nuʿmān ibn Bashīr (may Allah be pleased with them) reported that his father brought him to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said: I have given this son of mine a slave that I owned. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Have you given every one of your children the like of this?" He said: No. So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Then take it back." In another narration: the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Have you done this with all of your children?" He said: No. He said: "Fear Allah and deal justly among your children." So my father returned and took back that gift. In another narration: the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "O Bashīr, do you have a child other than this one?" He said: Yes. He said: "Have you given all of them the like of what you gave him?" He said: No. He said: "Then do not call me to witness it, for I do not bear witness to injustice." In another narration: "Do not call me to witness an injustice." In another narration: "Call someone other than me to witness this!" Then he said: "Would it please you for them to be equal towards you in dutifulness?" He said: Yes indeed. He said: "Then no." Agreed upon.