Hadith with regards to exchanging gifts

Submitted by admin on Sat, 2012-12-29 07:21

Q: What's the hadith about always accepting a gift from another muslim? Does this refer to non mahrams as well?

A: Exchanging gifts is a means of increasing mahabbat and acquiring the pleasure of Allah Ta'ala. The hadith refers to exchanging gifts among those people with whom one is allowed to associate with. As far as exchanging gifts for wrong reasons or with people we are not allowed to associate with (eg. na mahrams), since this is a means of earning the displeasure of Allah Ta'ala we are not allowed to exchange gifts with them.

And Allah Ta'ala knows best.

عن أبى هريرة عن النبى صلى الله عليه وسلم قال : تهادوا تحابوا (السنن الكبرى للبيهقي، الرقم: 12297)

Answered by:

Mufti Zakaria Makada

Checked & Approved:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)

Category:

Hadith›Commentary

Disclaimer: The answer hereby given is specifically based on the question asked and should be read together with the question asked. Muftionline.co.za bears no responsibility to any party who may or may not act on this answer. Muftionline.co.za being hereby exempted from loss or damage whatsoever caused. Should the question refer to a matter in dispute between two parties, this answer may not be used in the dispute in question by either party unless the question was jointly submitted by both parties with an acknowledgement by both parties that the question was correct and accurate. This answer may not be used as evidence in any court of Law without prior written consent from Muftionline.co.za.

This is the standard version of the site.