Al-Adab Al-Mufrad
Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 595
Arabic hadith text
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ الْمُغِيرَةِ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ قَالَ: كَانَ أَنَسٌ يَقُولُ: يَا بَنِيَّ، تَبَاذَلُوا بَيْنَكُمْ، فَإِنَّهُ أَوَدُّ لِمَا بَيْنَكُمْ.
Translation
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Musa related to us: Sulayman ibn al-Mughirah related to us, from Thabit, who said: Anas used to say, “My sons, exchange gifts with one another, for that makes the affection between you grow.”
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The Arabic uses تباذلوا (exchange gifts/give freely among yourselves) and says it makes what is between you more affectionate.