Chapter on Gifts
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 3|Book 2|Chapter 32
وَ رُوِيَ عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لَهُ اَلرَّجُلُ اَلْفَقِيرُ يُهْدِي إِلَيَّ اَلْهَدِيَّةَ يَتَعَرَّضُ لِمَا عِنْدِي فَآخُذُهَا وَ لاَ أُعْطِيهِ شَيْئاً أَ يَحِلُّ لِي قَالَ "نَعَمْ هِيَ لَكَ حَلاَلٌ وَ لَكِنْ لاَ تَدَعْ أَنْ تُعْطِيَهُ".
It is narrated from Ishaq ibn Ammar, who said: I asked Imam عليه السلام about a poor man who gives me a gift, hoping to receive something from me in return. Is it permissible for me to accept it without giving him anything? Imam عليه السلام said: "Yes, it is permissible for you, and it is lawful for you. However, do not neglect giving him something."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh