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Jami at-Tirmidhi 1577 (Book 21, Hadith 38) #27186
Acceptance of Gifts from Idolaters

SUMMARY: The Prophet (PBUH) accepted gifts from the idolaters, but later forbade it.

Narrated 'Iyad bin Himar: That he gave the Prophet a gift or a camel, so the Prophet said: "Have you accepted Islam?" He said: "No". He said: "Then I have been prohibited from the Zabd (gift) of the idolaters". Abu 'Eisa said: This Hadith is Hasan Sahih. And the meaning of his saying: "I haven been prohibited from the Zabd (gifts) of the idolaters" is their gifts. It has been reported about the Messenger that he used to accept the gifts of the idolaters while a dislike for that is mentioned in this Hadith. And the implication is that this was after he used to accept from them, and then he later forbade their gifts.
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ، عَنْ عِمْرَانَ الْقَطَّانِ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، هُوَ ابْنُ الشِّخِّيرِ عَنْ عِيَاضِ بْنِ حِمَارٍ، أَنَّهُ أَهْدَى لِلنَّبِيِّ هَدِيَّةً لَهُ أَوْ نَاقَةً فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ‏"‏ أَسْلَمْتَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ لاَ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ فَإِنِّي نُهِيتُ عَنْ زَبْدِ الْمُشْرِكِينَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ ‏.‏ وَمَعْنَى قَوْلِهِ ‏"‏ إِنِّي نُهِيتُ عَنْ زَبْدِ الْمُشْرِكِينَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ يَعْنِي هَدَايَاهُمْ وَقَدْ رُوِيَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَقْبَلُ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ هَدَايَاهُمْ وَذُكِرَ فِي هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ الْكَرَاهِيَةُ وَاحْتُمِلَ أَنْ يَكُونَ هَذَا بَعْدَ مَا كَانَ يَقْبَلُ مِنْهُمْ ثُمَّ نَهَى عَنْ هَدَايَاهُمْ

TOPICS
gift  *  idolaters  *  prohibited  *  acceptance  *  zabd  *  mushrikeen  *  mamnoo  *  qabool

QUICK LESSONS:
Be careful in our dealings with people who do not follow Islamic teachings and principles; Mindful of one's actions and words; Do not accept any form of help or assistance which may lead us astray; Do good deeds even if they are done by non-Muslims; Respect all religions regardless if they are different than ours; Show kindness towards others even if they don't share same beliefs as ours .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the Prophet's acceptance of gifts from idolaters. It is narrated by 'Iyad bin Himar that he gave the Prophet a gift or a camel, and when asked if he had accepted Islam, he said no. The Prophet then said that he was prohibited from accepting gifts from idolaters. This implies that at first, the Prophet used to accept such gifts but later on forbade it. This teaches us to be careful in our dealings with people who do not follow Islamic teachings and principles as we should not accept any form of help or assistance which may lead us astray or make us vulnerable to their influence. We should also be mindful of our actions and words so as not to give them any wrong impression about Islam or Muslims in general.

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