Gifts and Presents
Al-Kāfi|Volume 5|Book 2|Chapter 50
4- عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ مِهْرَانَ عَنْ أَبِي جَرِيرٍ الْقُمِّيِّ عَنْ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) فِي الرَّجُلِ يُهْدِي بِالْهَدِيَّةِ إِلَى ذِي قَرَابَتِهِ يُرِيدُ الثَّوَابَ وَهُوَ سُلْطَانٌ فَقَالَ مَا كَانَ للهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَلِصِلَةِ الرَّحِمِ فَهُوَ جَائِزٌ وَلَهُ أَنْ يَقْبِضَهَا إِذَا كَانَ لِلثَّوَابِ.
4. Several of our companions narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad, from Isma'il ibn Mihran, from Abi Jarir al-Qummi that Abu al-Hasan (al-Kadhim or al-Ridha) عليه السلام was asked about: A man gives a gift to a relative, but seeks a reward while that relative is in a position of authority. He said regarding this, "If it is for the sake of Allah, the Mighty and Exalted, and for maintaining family ties, then it is permissible, and he may accept it as long as it is given with the intention of seeking reward."
- Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (9/118)
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