Giving Gifts

 It was narrated by Abu Hurairra that the Prophet of Allah said: “I shall accept the invitation even if I were invited to a meal of a sheep’s arm or trotter, and I shall accept the gift even if it were an arm or a trotter of a sheep.” (Reported by Sahih Al-Bukhari).

The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) used to accept gifts and he used not to reject it unless there is a reason. It was narrated by Al-Saab bin Jothamah that he said: I gave the Prophet of Allah a wild-ass as a gift and he rejected it. And when he saw my face, he said: “We didn’t want to reject it but because we are in ihram.” (Agreed Upon).

It was said: “Exchange gifts in order to love each other.”

Moreover, giving gifts causes people to get closer to each other and remove malice and dislike from their hearts. Gifts are exchanged between brothers, neighbors or friends. It was narrated by Aisha that she said: I asked the Prophet of Allah: O Prophet of Allah I have two neighbors and I want to give a gift to one of them, to which one can I give a gift? He said: “To the closer one to you.” (Reported by Sahih Al-Bukhari).