Hadith on Equality: Give your children gifts equally and fairly

Ibn Abbas reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Treat your children equally regarding gifts. If I were to favor anyone, I would have favored women.”

Source: al-Sunan al-Kubrá lil-Bayhaqī 12000

Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Ibn Hajar

عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ سَوُّوا بَيْنَ أَوْلادِكُمْ فِي الْعَطِيَّةِ فَلَوْ كُنْتُ مُفَضِّلا أَحَدًا لَفَضَّلْتُ النِّسَاءَ

12000 السنن الكبرى للبيهقي كتاب الإجارة باب ما جاء في تفسير العمرى والرقبى

5/253 المحدث ابن حجر العسقلاني خلاصة حكم المحدث إسناده حسن في فتح الباري لابن حجر

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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