حَدَّثَنَا
أَزْهَرُ بْنُ مَرْوَانَ الْبَصْرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا
مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَوَاءٍ، حَدَّثَنَا
أَبُو مَعْشَرٍ، عَنْ
سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ
أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ : " تَهَادَوْا فَإِنَّ الْهَدِيَّةَ تُذْهِبُ وَحَرَ الصَّدْرِ ، وَلَا تَحْقِرَنَّ جَارَةٌ لِجَارَتِهَا ، وَلَوْ شِقَّ فِرْسِنِ شَاةٍ " ، قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى : هَذَا حَدِيثٌ غَرِيبٌ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ ، وَأَبُو مَعْشَرٍ اسْمُهُ نَجِيحٌ مَوْلَى بَنِي هَاشِمٍ ، وَقَدْ تَكَلَّمَ فِيهِ بَعْضُ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ مِنْ قِبَلِ حِفْظِهِ .
Narrated from Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Give gifts to one another, for gifts remove malice from the heart. Let no neighbor regard the gift of her neighbor as insignificant, even if it is only a hoof of a goat." © Imam Tirmidhi says:
1- This hadith is gharib through this chain,
2- Abu Ma’shar’s name is Najeeh; he was a freed slave of Banu Hashim. Some scholars have spoken about his memory.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
From this hadith, it is understood that one should send gifts to one another, because this increases mutual love and affection in the hearts.
It is also understood that gifts should be accepted cheerfully,
whether their amount is small or large.
In fact, a gift that is small in amount is even better, because in this there is less hardship for the one sending the gift.
Note:
(In the chain of narration, Abu Ma’shar Sindhi is a weak narrator,
but the last portion of the hadith
is narrated in the Sahihayn from Abu Hurairah radi Allahu anhu.
See:
Bukhari/al-Adab 30 (6017),
Muslim/al-Zakah 30 (1030))
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 2130