Book of Gifts, Donations, and Presents

598 — They unanimously agree that when a man gives another man a house, a piece of land, or a slave as an outright gift, with the donor’s full consent (1), and the recipient accepts it, takes possession of it, the donor hands it over, and approves the transfer, the gift is fully binding.

599 — They unanimously agree that if someone gives a particular slave, house, or animal as a gift and the donee takes possession of it (2), the gift is valid.

600 — They unanimously agree that when a man gives his minor child a specific house or a specific slave, places it in the child’s possession on the child’s behalf, and summons witnesses, the gift is complete.

601 — They unanimously agree that if a man waives what another man owes him—absolving him of the debt—and the debtor accepts that release, the waiver is permissible.

602 — They unanimously agree that gifts made during the illness from which the donor dies (3) are governed by the same rules as bequests: if the gift has been received, it is charged to the one-third portion of the estate.

603 — They unanimously agree that when a Muslim gives a gift to a dhimmi, or a dhimmi gives a gift to a Muslim, the recipient takes possession of it, and the object is of a known, determinate amount (4), the transaction is permissible.