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Sahih Muslim 1077 (Book 12, Hadith 228) #9627
Eating Food Given as Gifts

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) would only eat food that was given as a gift, and not from charity.

Abu Huraira reported: Whenever the Messenger of Allah was presented with food, he asked about it, If he was told that it was a gift, he ate out of that, and if he was told that it was a sadaqa he did not eat out of that.
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ سَلاَّمٍ الْجُمَحِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا الرَّبِيعُ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ مُسْلِمٍ - عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ زِيَادٍ - عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، ‏.‏ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ كَانَ إِذَا أُتِيَ بِطَعَامٍ سَأَلَ عَنْهُ فَإِنْ قِيلَ هَدِيَّةٌ أَكَلَ مِنْهَا وَإِنْ قِيلَ صَدَقَةٌ لَمْ يَأْكُلْ مِنْهَا

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eating  *  gift  *  charity  *  taaam  *  hadiyyah  *  sadaqa

QUICK LESSONS:
Accepting gifts from others out of respectfulness & humility

EXPLANATIONS:
The Prophet Muhammad's teachings on eating food were very specific. He would only eat food that was given to him as a gift, and not from charity. This is because he wanted to show respect for the people who gave him the gifts, and also to show humility by not taking something for free when it could be used to help someone else in need. He also wanted to set an example of how we should treat others with kindness and generosity. By accepting gifts but refusing charity, he showed us how important it is to be generous with our time, money, and resources so that we can help those who are less fortunate than us.

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