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Jami at-Tirmidhi 3945 (Book 49, Hadith 345) #29607
Refusing Gifts with Gratitude

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) refused to accept a gift from a Bedouin and instead gave him six camels in return, but the Bedouin was still not satisfied.

Narrated Abu Hurairah: that a Bedouin gave a young female camel as a gift to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, so he in turn for that, gave him six young female camels. But he was not satisfied with that, so when that news reached the Prophet ﷺ, he praised Allah, and expressed gratitude to Him, then said: 'Indeed so-and-so gave a camel to me as a gift, so I reciprocated for that with six young she-camels, yet he became upset. So I decided that I would not accept a gift except from a Quraishi, or Ansari, or Dawsi'."
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَنِيعٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي أَيُّوبُ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ الْمَقْبُرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ أَعْرَابِيًّا، أَهْدَى لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ بَكْرَةً فَعَوَّضَهُ مِنْهَا سِتَّ بَكَرَاتٍ فَتَسَخَّطَهَا فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ ‏ "‏ إِنَّ فُلاَنًا أَهْدَى إِلَىَّ نَاقَةً فَعَوَّضْتُهُ مِنْهَا سِتَّ بَكَرَاتٍ فَظَلَّ سَاخِطًا وَلَقَدْ هَمَمْتُ أَنْ لاَ أَقْبَلَ هَدِيَّةً إِلاَّ مِنْ قُرَشِيٍّ أَوْ أَنْصَارِيٍّ أَوْ ثَقَفِيٍّ أَوْ دَوْسِيٍّ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَفِي الْحَدِيثِ كَلاَمٌ أَكْثَرُ مِنْ هَذَا ‏.‏ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ قَدْ رُوِيَ مِنْ غَيْرِ وَجْهٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ وَيَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ يَرْوِي عَنْ أَيُّوبَ أَبِي الْعَلاَءِ وَهُوَ أَيُّوبُ بْنُ مِسْكِينٍ وَيُقَالُ ابْنُ أَبِي مِسْكِينٍ وَلَعَلَّ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ الَّذِي رُوِيَ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ عَنْ سَعِيدٍ الْمَقْبُرِيِّ هُوَ أَيُّوبُ أَبُو الْعَلاَءِ
TOPICS
gift  *  reciprocate  *  satisfaction  *  hadiyyah  *  tajawazu  *  ridaa  *  quraishi  *  ansari  *  dawsi

QUICK LESSONS:
Be generous and grateful even when you don't get what you expect in return; Be mindful of your actions and words when dealing with others; Give back more than what you receive; Respect other people's feelings; Appreciate other people's efforts; Show kindness towards others regardless of their background or tribe.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the Prophet Muhammad's generosity and gratitude towards others. He was given a young female camel as a gift by a Bedouin, so he reciprocated for that with six young she-camels. However, the Bedouin was still not satisfied. The Prophet then decided that he would only accept gifts from people of certain tribes such as Quraishis, Ansaris or Dawsis. This hadith teaches us to be generous and grateful even when we are not receiving what we expect in return. It also teaches us to be mindful of our actions and words when dealing with others so that we do not hurt their feelings or make them feel unappreciated.

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