English translation
3057. It was narrated that 'Iyāḍ bin Ḥimār said: "I gave the Prophet ﷺ a she-camel and he said: 'Have you accepted Islam?' I said: 'No.' He said: 'I have been forbidden (to accept) the Zabd (gifts) of the idolaters.'" (Hasan)
Hadith 3057
Regarding The Imām Accepting Gifts From Idolaters
- English source
Darussalam · Volume 3
19. The Book Of Kharāj, Fai'And Imārah (Leadership)Sunan Abi Dawud Darussalam English translation
- Arabic source
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الحديث: 3057 ¦ الجزء: 3 ¦ الصفحة: 173
Al-Albani source references (2)
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Source no. 3057 · Volume 1 · Page 2
Hasan sahih
حسن صحيح الترمذي (١٦٤١)
- صحيح سنن أبي داود ط غراس (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 2690 · Volume 8 · Page 383
Hasan sahih chain
(قلت: إسناده حسن صحيح، وصححه الترمذي)
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Arabic text
3057 - حَدَّثَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ، حَدَّثَنَا عِمْرَانُ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الشِّخِّيرِ، عَنْ عِيَاضِ بْنِ حِمَارٍ، قَالَ: أَهْدَيْتُ لِلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ نَاقَةً، فَقَالَ: «أَسْلَمْتَ؟»، فَقُلْتُ: لَا، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «إِنِّي نُهِيتُ عَنْ زَبْدِ الْمُشْرِكِينَ»
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Since exchanging gifts is a means of creating mutual proximity and love, one must be cautious in freely exchanging gifts with polytheists and disbelievers. However, there is no harm in accepting such gifts if it is considered religiously expedient.