1799 - الحَثُّ عَلى‏ قَبولِ الهَدِيَّةِ

1799. ENJOINMENT OF ACCEPTING A GIFT

6368.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : لَو اُهدِيَ إلَيَّ كُراعٌ‏¹ لَقَبِلتُهُ .²

6368.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'If an animal's leg was gifted to me, I would accept it.' ³

6369.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مِن تَكرِمَةِ الرّجُلِ لأخيهِ المُسلمِ أن يَقبَلَ تُحفَتَهُ ، ويُتحِفَهُ بما عِندَهُ ، ولا يَتَكَلّفَ لَهُ شيئاً .⁴

6369.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'A person's honouring of his Muslim brother entails accepting his gift, and that he give him from what he has, and that he does not burden himself for him in any way.' ⁵

6370.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله - لِعائشةَ لَمّا أهدَت إلَيها امرأةٌ مِسكينَةٌ هَدِيَّةً فلَم تَقبَلْها رَحمَةً لَها - : ألَا قَبِلتيها مِنها وكافَيتيها مِنها؟! فلا تَرى‏ أ نَّكِ حَقَّرتيها ! يا عائشةُ ، تَواضَعي فإنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ المُتواضِعينَ ويُبغِضُ المُستَكبِرينَ .⁶

6370. The Prophet (SAWA) said to A?isha when a poor lady gave her a gift and she did not accept it in compassion for her, 'Why did you not accept it and recompense her with its equivalent?! Do you not see that you have humiliated her? O A?isha, be humble for Allah loves the humble and hates the haughty.' ⁷

(اُنظر) الكرم : باب 1597 .

(See also: KINDNESS: section 1597)

1798 - النَّهيُ عَن قَبولِ هَدِيَّةِ المُشرِكِ‏

1798. PROHIBITION OF ACCEPTING GIFTS FROM POLYTHEISTS

6366.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إنّا لانَقبَلُ هَدِيَةَ مُشرِكٍ .¹

6366.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'We do not accept the gift of a polytheist.' ²

6367.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : إنّ رسولَ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله نَهى‏ عَن زَبْدِ المُشرِكينَ ؛ يُريدُ هَدايا أهلِ الحَربِ .³

6367.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The Prophet (SAWA) prohibited the [acceptance of] gifts from the polytheists, meaning gifts from people who were at war with Muslims.' ⁴