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Jami at-Tirmidhi 3946 (Book 49, Hadith 346) #29608
Accepting Gifts from Certain Tribes

SUMMARY: The Prophet (PBUH) was given a gift from a Bedouin man and he reciprocated with something of equal value, but the Bedouin man became upset. The Prophet (PBUH) then declared that he would only accept gifts from certain tribes.

Narrated Abu Hurairah: "A man from Banu Fazarah gave a gift to the Prophet of she-camel from his camels which they had taken at Al-Ghabah. So he reciprocated for it with something in return, but he was upset with it. So I heard the Messenger of Allah , upon this Minbar saying: 'Indeed one of the men from the Bedouins gave me a gift so I reciprocated for it to the extent of what I had. Then he became very upset with me. By Allah! After my experience with this Bedouin man, I shall not accept a gift from anyone except from a Quraishi, Ansari, Thaqafi, or Dawsi'."
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ الْحِمْصِيُّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ ابْنُ إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْمَقْبُرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ أَهْدَى رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِي فَزَارَةَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ نَاقَةً مِنْ إِبِلِهِ الَّتِي كَانُوا أَصَابُوا بِالْغَابَةِ فَعَوَّضَهُ مِنْهَا بَعْضَ الْعِوَضِ فَتَسَخَّطَهُ فَسَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ عَلَى هَذَا الْمِنْبَرِ يَقُولُ ‏ "‏ إِنَّ رِجَالاً مِنَ الْعَرَبِ يُهْدِي أَحَدُهُمُ الْهَدِيَّةَ فَأُعَوِّضُهُ مِنْهَا بِقَدْرِ مَا عِنْدِي ثُمَّ يَتَسَخَّطُهُ فَيَظَلُّ يَتَسَخَّطُ فِيهِ عَلَىَّ وَايْمُ اللَّهِ لاَ أَقْبَلُ بَعْدَ مَقَامِي هَذَا مِنْ رَجُلٍ مِنَ الْعَرَبِ هَدِيَّةً إِلاَّ مِنْ قُرَشِيٍّ أَوْ أَنْصَارِيٍّ أَوْ ثَقَفِيٍّ أَوْ دَوْسِيٍّ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ وَهُوَ أَصَحُّ مِنْ حَدِيثِ يَزِيدَ بْنِ هَارُونَ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ

TOPICS
gift  *  reciprocate  *  quraishi  *  ansari  *  thaqafi  *  dawsi

QUICK LESSONS:
Be generous when giving out gifts , Be thankful for what you receive in return .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the Prophet Muhammad's experience with accepting gifts from people. He was given a gift by a Bedouin man and in return, he gave something of equal value back to him, but the Bedouin man became upset with it. After this experience, the Prophet declared that he would only accept gifts from certain tribes such as Quraishis, Ansaris, Thaqafis and Dawsis. This hadith teaches us to be generous when giving gifts and to be thankful for what we receive in return even if it is not what we expected or wanted. It also teaches us to be mindful of who we give our gifts to so that we do not end up feeling disappointed or hurt by their reaction afterwards.

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