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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
كتاب الزكاة
Book of Zakat
بَابُ جَوَازِ قَبُولِ الْعَطَاءِ إِذَا كَانَ مِنْ غَيْرِ مَسْأَلَةٍ - وَسُؤَالِ الصَّالِحِينَ إِنْ كَانَ وَلَا
Chapter: Permissibility of Accepting Gifts Without Asking, and Asking the Righteous if Necessary
Al-Fath ar-Rabbani 3544 — Permissibility of Accepting Gifts Without
اُردوEn
عَنْ خَالِدِ بْنِ عَدِيٍّ الْجُهَنِيِّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: ((مَنْ بَلَغَهُ مَعْرُوفٌ عَنْ أَخِيهِ مِنْ غَيْرِ مَسْأَلَةٍ وَلَا إِشْرَافِ نَفْسٍ فَلْيَقْبَلْهُ وَلَا يُرَدَّهُ، فَإِنَّمَا هُوَ رِزْقٌ سَاقَهُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ إِلَيْهِ))
Sayyiduna Khalid bin Adi Juhani (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever receives something (such as a gift, grant, or present) from his Muslim brother without asking for it and without greed, then he should accept it and not return it, for it is sustenance from Allah which He has drawn towards him.
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … In this context, it is necessary to mention that when some people are given a gift or are hosted, they display so much formality in accepting it that the poor person presenting the gift becomes distressed, and all the pleasure of the gesture is lost. If someone is offering such a thing, one should accept it with great happiness at once and express gratitude. However, if it is clearly apparent that the giver’s intention is flattery, or that he is doing this merely for show and beyond his means, then he should be advised about it later in a good manner.
