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Jami at-Tirmidhi 656 (Book 7, Hadith 40) #26221
Accepting Gifts and Rejecting Charity

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) would not accept charity, but he would accept gifts.

Bahz bin Hakim narrated from his father, from his grandfather who said: "When something was brought to him, the Messenger of Allah would ask: 'Is this charity or a gift?' If they said: 'Charity'. He would not eat it, and if they said, 'A gift' he would eat it".
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مَكِّيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، وَيُوسُفُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ الضُّبَعِيُّ السَّدُوسِيُّ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا بَهْزُ بْنُ حَكِيمٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ، قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ إِذَا أُتِيَ بِشَيْءٍ سَأَلَ ‏ "‏ أَصَدَقَةٌ هِيَ أَمْ هَدِيَّةٌ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَإِنْ قَالُوا صَدَقَةٌ لَمْ يَأْكُلْ وَإِنْ قَالُوا هَدِيَّةٌ أَكَلَ ‏.‏ قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ سَلْمَانَ وَأَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ وَأَنَسٍ وَالْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ وَأَبِي عَمِيرَةَ جَدُّ مُعَرَّفِ بْنِ وَاصِلٍ وَاسْمُهُ رُشَيْدُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ وَمَيْمُونِ بْنِ مِهْرَانَ وَابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ وَعَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو وَأَبِي رَافِعٍ وَعَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَلْقَمَةَ ‏.‏ وَقَدْ رُوِيَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ أَيْضًا عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَلْقَمَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي عَقِيلٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ‏.‏ وَجَدُّ بَهْزِ بْنِ حَكِيمٍ اسْمُهُ مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ حَيْدَةَ الْقُشَيْرِيُّ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى وَحَدِيثُ بَهْزِ بْنِ حَكِيمٍ حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ

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charity  *  gift  *  acceptance  *  rejection

QUICK LESSONS:
Give out gifts instead of charity whenever possible
EXPLANATIONS:
The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was a man of great character and integrity. He taught us to be generous and kind to others, but also to be mindful of our own actions. This hadith teaches us that the Prophet Muhammad did not accept charity, but he did accept gifts from people. This is because accepting charity can lead to feelings of indebtedness or obligation on the part of the recipient, which is something that should be avoided in Islam. On the other hand, accepting a gift does not create any such feelings as it is given out of love and kindness rather than out of obligation or debt. Therefore, this hadith teaches us that we should always strive to give out gifts rather than charity when possible in order to maintain good relationships with others without creating any sense of indebtedness or obligation on either side.

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