What Has Been Related About It Being Disliked To Refuse Perfume
Darussalam · Volume 5
41. The Chapters On Manners From The Messenger Of Allāh ﷺJami at-Tirmidhi Darussalam English translation
الجزء: 4 ¦ الصفحة: 489
Source no. 2789 · Volume 6 · Page 289
Sahih
صحيح مختصر الشمائل (١٨٦)
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2789. Thumāmah bin 'Abdullāh said: "Anas would not refuse perfume, and Anas said: 'Indeed the Prophet ﷺ would not refuse perfume.'" (Sahīh) There is something on this topic from Abū Hurairah. [Abū 'Eisā said:] This Hadīth is Hasan Sahīh.
٢٧٨٩ - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَزْرَةُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ ثُمَامَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ قَالَ: «كَانَ أَنَسٌ لَا يَرُدُّ الطِّيبَ، وَقَالَ» أَنَسٌ: إِنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ لَا يَرُدُّ الطِّيبَ. وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ. هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ.
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The exchange of gifts is a means of increasing mutual love and kindness, and love and kindness is a goal of the Shari'ah; therefore giving a present of something that is not very precious and burdensome is a liked deed, so the gift of such things should not be refused, rather be accepted, because it is not difficult to offer a present in exchange.