51-Gifts,
Hadith Number 2600
Chapter:20 The receiver taking the gift into his possession
Narrated Abu Huraira: A man came to Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) and said, “I am ruined.” The Prophet (ﷺ) asked, “What do you mean?” He said, “I had a sexual intercourse with my wife during Ramadan (while fasting).” The Prophet (ﷺ) asked him, “Can you manumit a slave?” He replied in the negative. He then asked him, “Can you fast for two successive months continuously” He replied in the negative. The Prophet (ﷺ) then asked him, “Can you feed sixty poor persons?” He replied in the negative. In the meantime an Ansari came with a basket full of dates. The Prophet (ﷺ) said to the man, “Take it and give it in charity (as an expiation of your sin).” The man said “Should I give it to some people who are poorer than we O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)? By Him Who has sent you with the Truth, there is no family between Medina’s two mountains poorer than we.” Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) told him to take it and provide his family with it.”
Hadith Number 2601
Chapter:21 If a creditor gives the debt, due to him, as a gift, …
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: My father was martyred on the day (of the battle) of Uhud and his creditors demanded the debt back in a harsh manner. So I went to Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) and informed him of that, he asked them to accept the fruits of my garden and excuse my father, but they refused. So, Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) did not give them the fruits, nor did he cut them and distribute them among them, but said, “I will come to you tomorrow morning.” So, he came to us the next morning and walked about in between the date-palms and invoked Allah to bless their fruits. I plucked the fruits and gave back all the rights of the creditors in full, and a lot of fruits were left for us. Then I went to Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ), who was sitting, and informed him about what happened. Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) told `Umar, who was sitting there, to listen to the story. `Umar said, “Don’t we know that you are Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)? By Allah! you are Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)!”
Hadith Number 2602
Chapter:22 The giving of a gift by one person to a group
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d: A drink (milk mixed with water) was brought to the Prophet (ﷺ) who drank some of it while a boy was sitting on his right and old men on his left. The Prophet (ﷺ) said to the boy, “If you permit me, I’ll give (the rest of the drink to) these old men first.” The boy said, “I will not give preference to any one over me as regards my share from you, O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)!” The Prophet (ﷺ) then put that container in the boy’s hand. (See Hadith No. 541).
Hadith Number 2603
Chapter:23 The received, unreceived, divided and undivided gifts
Jabir (ra) said, “I went to the Prophet (ﷺ) in the mosque and he paid me my right and gave me more than he owed me.”
Hadith Number 2604
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: I sold a camel to the Prophet (ﷺ) on one of the journeys. When we reached Medina, he ordered me to go to the Mosque and offer two rak`at. Then he weighed for me (the price of the camel in gold) and gave an extra amount over it. A part of it remained with me till it was taken by the army of Sham on the day of Harra.”
Hadith Number 2605
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d: A drink (of milk and water) was brought to Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) while a boy was sitting on his right side and old men were sitting on his left side. He asked the boy, “Will you allow me to give it to these (people)?” The boy said, “No, by Allah, I will not allow anyone to take my right from you.” Then the Prophet put the bowl in the boy’s hand.
Hadith Number 2606
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) owed a man some debt (and that man demanded it very harshly). The companions of the Prophet (ﷺ) wanted to harm him, but the Prophet (ﷺ) said to them, “Leave him, as the creditor has the right to speak harshly.” He then added, “Buy (a camel) of the same age and give it to him.” They said, “We cannot get except a camel of an older age than that of his.” He said, “Buy it and give it to him, as the best amongst you is he who pays back his debt in the most handsome way.’
Hadith Number 2607-2608
Chapter:24 If a group of persons gives a gift to some people
Narrated Marwan bin Al-Hakam and Al-Miswar bin Makhrama: When the delegates of the tribe of Hawazin came to the Prophet (PBUH) they requested him to return their property and their captives. He said to them, “This concerns also other people along with me as you see, and the best statement to me is the true one, so you may choose one of two alternatives; either the captives or the property and (I have not distributed the booty for) I have been waiting for you.” When the Prophet (ﷺ) had returned from Ta’if, he waited for them for more than ten nights. When they came to know that the Prophet (ﷺ) would not return except one of the two, they chose their captives. The Prophet then stood up amongst the Muslims, Glorified and Praised Allah as He deserved, and then said, “Then after: These brothers of yours have come to you with repentance and I see it proper to return their captives, so whoever amongst you likes to do that as a favor, then he can do it, and whoever of you wants to stick to his share till we pay him from the very first Fai (i.e. war booty) which Allah will give us, then he can do so.” The people said, “We return (the captives) to them willingly as a favor, O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)!” The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “I do not know who of you has given his consent and who has not; so go back and your leaders may present your decision to me.” The people went away, and their leaders discussed the matter with them, and then came to the Prophet (ﷺ) to tell him that all of them had given their consent (to return the captives) willingly. (Az-Zuhn, the sub-narrator said, “This is what we know about the captives, of Hawazin.”)
Hadith Number 2609
Chapter:25 Whosoever is given a gift while some people are sitting with him, he only has the right to have it
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet (PBUH) took a camel of special age from somebody on credit. Its owner came and demanded it back (harshly). The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “No doubt, he who has a right, can demand it.” Then the Prophet (ﷺ) gave him an older camel than his camel and said, “The best amongst you is he who repays his debts in the most handsome way.”
Hadith Number 2610
Narrated Ibn `Umar: That he was in the company of the Prophet (PBUH) on a journey, riding a troublesome camel belonging to `Umar. The camel used to go ahead of the Prophet, so Ibn `Umar’s father would say, “O `Abdullah! No one should go ahead of the Prophet.” The Prophet (ﷺ) said to him, “Sell it to me.” `Umar said to the Prophet “It is for you.” So, he bought it and said, “O `Abdullah! It is for you, and you can do with it what you like.”
Hadith Number 2611
Chapter:26 If someone gives a camel as a gift to a man riding it
Narrated Ibn ‘Umar (ra): We were in the company of the Prophet (PBUH) on a journey, and I was riding a troublesome camel. The Prophet (ﷺ) asked ‘Umar to sell that camel to him. So, ‘Umar sold it to him. The Prophet (ﷺ) then said, “O ‘Abdullah! The camel is for you.”
Hadith Number 2612
Chapter:27 A gift of clothes, wearing of which is disliked
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: `Umar bin Al-Khattab saw a silken dress (cloak) being sold at the gate of the Mosque and said, “O Allah’s Messenger (PBUH)! Would that you buy it and wear it on Fridays and when the delegates come to you!” Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “This is worn by the one who will have no share in the Hereafter.” Later on some silk dresses were brought and Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) sent one of them to `Umar. `Umar said, “How do you give me this to wear while you said what you said about the dress of ‘Utarid?” Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “I have not given it to you to wear.” So, `Umar gave it to a pagan brother of his in Mecca.
Hadith Number 2613
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Once the Prophet (ﷺ) went to the house of Fatima but did not enter it. `Ali came and she told him about that. When ‘All asked the Prophet (ﷺ) about it, he said, “I saw a (multicolored) decorated curtain on her door. I am not interested in worldly things.” `Ali went to Fatima and told her about it. Fatima said, “I am ready to dispense with it in the way he suggests.” The Prophet (ﷺ) ordered her to send it to such-andsuch needy people. “
Hadith Number 2614
Narrated `Ali: The Prophet (PBUH) gave me a silken dress as a gift and I wore it. When I saw the signs of anger on his face, I cut it into pieces and distributed it among my wives.”
Hadith Number 2615-2616
Chapter:28 The acceptance of presents from Al-Mushrikun
Narrated Anas: A Jubba (i.e. cloak) made of thick silken cloth was presented to the Prophet. The Prophet (ﷺ) used to forbid people to wear silk. So, the people were pleased to see it. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “By Him in Whose Hands Muhammad’s soul is, the handkerchiefs of Sa`d bin Mu`adh in Paradise are better than this.” Anas added, “The present was sent to the Prophet (ﷺ) by Ukaidir (a Christian) from Dauma.”
Hadith Number 2617
Narrated Anas bin Malik: A Jewess brought a poisoned (cooked) sheep for the Prophet (ﷺ) who ate from it. She was brought to the Prophet and he was asked, “Shall we kill her?” He said, “No.” I continued to see the effect of the poison on the palate of the mouth of Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)
Hadith Number 2618
Narrated `Abdur-Rahman bin Abu Bakr: We were one-hundred and thirty persons accompanying the Prophet (ﷺ) who asked us whether anyone of us had food. There was a man who had about a Sa of wheat which was mixed with water then. A very tall pagan came driving sheep. The Prophet (ﷺ) asked him, “Will you sell us (a sheep) or give it as a present?” He said, “I will sell you (a sheep).” The Prophet (ﷺ) bought a sheep and it was slaughtered. The Prophet ordered that its liver and other Abdominal organs be roasted. By Allah, the Prophet (ﷺ) gave every person of the one-hundred-and-thirty a piece of that; he gave all those of them who were present; and kept the shares of those who were absent. The Prophet (ﷺ) then put its meat in two huge basins and all of them ate to their fill, and even then more food was left in the two basins which were carried on the camel (or said something like it).