ONE MAY NOT ACCEPT GIFTS IF IT LEADS TO HATRED!

ONE MAY NOT ACCEPT GIFTS IF

 IT LEADS TO HATRED!

Imaam Bukhaari rahimahullah

Chapter 270: One May Not Accept Gifts if it Leads to Hatred

596.   Abu Hurayra said: "A man from the Banu Fazaara gave a she-camel to the Prophet  (صلي الله عليه وسلم) and he gave him something in exchange for it. That angered the man and I heard the Prophet  (صلي الله عليه وسلم) say on the minbar, 'One of you gives a gift and I give him something I have in exchange and then he becomes angry. By Allah, after this year, I will never accept a gift from any Arab except from the Quraysh, the Ansaar, a Thaqafi or a Dawsi." *

*Because he knew their good nature, that they do not send presents in expectation of getting more in return.


Source: Al-Adab Al-Mufrad. A Code For Everyday Livings: THE EXAMPLE OF THE EARLY MUSLIMS. Imaam Bukhaari rahimahullah. {Book: Chapter 270: Page: 114}.