The Book of 'Umra

كتاب العمرى

Chapter 5: A Woman Giving A Gift Without Her Husband's Permission

It was narrated that 'Abdur-Rahman bin 'Alqamah Ath-Thaqafi said

"The delegation of Thaqif came to the Messenger of Allah, bringing a gift with them. He said: 'Is it a gift or charity?' If it was a gift it would be for the sake of the Messenger of Allah and to have their needs met, and if it was charity then it would be in the cause of Allah. They said: 'It is a gift.' So he accepted it from them, and sat with them, and they asked questions, until he prayed Zuhr with 'Asr."

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah said

"I was thinking of not accepting gifts except from a Quraishi, an Ansari, a Thaqafi or a Dawsi."

It was narrated from Anas that some meat was brought to the Messenger of Allah and he said

"What is this?" It was said: "It was given in charity to Barirah." He said: "It is charity for her and a gift for us."