34/5. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 3759 — The Prophet Considered Limiting Gift Acceptance
A Woman Giving A Gift Without Her Husband's Permission
Hadith About the Prophet Accepting Gifts
Sunan an-Nasai : 3759
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 3759
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ، خُشَيْشُ بْنُ أَصْرَمَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَجْلاَنَ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " لَقَدْ هَمَمْتُ أَنْ لاَ أَقْبَلَ هَدِيَّةً إِلاَّ مِنْ قُرَشِيٍّ أَوْ أَنْصَارِيٍّ أَوْ ثَقَفِيٍّ أَوْ دَوْسِيٍّ " .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah said: "I was thinking of not accepting gifts except from a Quraishi, an Ansari, a Thaqafi or a Dawsi."
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 3759In-book reference : Book 34, Hadith 41English translation : Vol. 4, Book 34, Hadith 3790
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 3759
This Hadith reports that the Messenger of Allah said he had considered not accepting a gift except from a Quraishi, an Ansari, a Thaqafi, or a Dawsi. The wording is important: it reports what he was thinking of doing. The narration does not explain the reason for naming these four groups, and it does not state in this text that a final general ban was imposed on gifts from everyone else. A careful explanation should therefore avoid guessing about motives or turning the statement into a broader rule than the words provide. The main search topic is the Hadith about the Prophet accepting gifts. Its direct lesson is to preserve the exact form of a report, including the difference between considering an action and announcing a completed universal ruling.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet mentioned considering a limit on whose gifts he would accept.
- Four groups are named in the narration.
- The text gives no reason for naming those groups.
- The wording should not be changed into a broader claim than it states.
