The Gift

The Gift الهدية

  •  [2568]  عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رضي الله عنه عَنْ النَّبِيَّ  صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ : (( لَوْ دُعِيْتُ إِلَى ذِرَاعٍ أَوْ كُرَاعٍ  لأَجَبْتُ وَلَوْ أُهْدِيَ إِلِيَّ ذِرَاعٌ أَوْ كُرَاعٌ  لَقَبِلْتُ ))

( صحيح البخاري )

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “If I am invited to a meal consisting of a sheep’s foot or shoulder, I would respond and I would accept as a gift a shoulder or a foot of a sheep.”

(Sahih al-Bukhari)

  • [5929] عَنْ أَنَسٍ  رضي الله عنه أَنَّهُ كَانَ لا يَرُدُّ الطِّيبَ ؛ وَزَعَمَ أَنَّ النَّبَيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم لا يَرُدُّ الطِّيبَ .

( صحيح البخاري )

Narrated Thumama bin `Abdullah

Anas never used to refuse (a gift of) scent and used to say that the Prophet (peace be upon him) never used to refuse (a gift of) scent

(Sahih al-Bukhari)

  • [2585]  عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رضي الله عنها قَالَتْ : (( كَانَ رَسُولُ الله صلى الله عليه وسلم  يَقْبَلُ الهَدِيَّةَ وَيُثِيبُ عليها ))

( صحيح البخاري )

‘Aayeshah Radiyallahu ‘Anha reports that Rasulullah Sallallahu ‘Alayhi Wasallam accepted gifts, and also gave presents in return

(Sahih al-Bukhari)

  • (2486) عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رضي الله عَنِ النَّبِيَّ  صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ : (( الطَّاعِمُ الشَّاكِرُ بِمَنْزِلَةِ الصَّائِمِ  الصَّابِرِ ))

Abu Hurairah narrated that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said

“The one who eats and is grateful is like the status of the patient fasting person.”

( Jami aTirmidhi )

  • (2377)  عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ وابْنِ عُمَرَ رضي الله عنهم يَرْفَعَانِ الحَدِيثَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم  قَالَ : (( لا يَحِلُّ لِلرَّجُلِ أَنْ يُعْطِي العَطِيَّةَ ثُمَّ يَرْجِعُ فِيهَا إِلَّا الوَالِدَ فِيْمَا يُعْطِي وَلَدَهُ  ))

( سنن ابن ماجه )

It was narrated from Ibn ‘Abbas and Ibn ‘Umar, who attributed the Hadith to the Prophet (peace be upon him) that he said

“It is not permissible for a man to give a gift then take it back, except what a father gives to his child.”

(Sunan Ibn Majah)