Ruling on father taking back a gift that he had given to his son
Question

                Is it permissible for a father to ask to take back a gift that he had previously given to his son?
Praise be to Allah.That is permissible if it serves a valid interest and if the son is 
          able to return it, because the Prophet  
          (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “It is not permissible 
          for a Muslim man to give a gift and then take it back, except in the 
          case of a gift given by a father to his son.” (Narrated by Imaam Ahmad, 
          Abu Dawood, al-Tirmidhi, al-Nasaa’i and Ibn Maajah. Classed as saheeh 
          by al-Tirmidhi, Ibn Hibbaan and al-Haakim).