*It is something that one gives to the other while receiving nothing in return.
*There is a commandment in the Sunnah that one should accept the gift as long as it is not from a doubtful or unlawful source. It is authentically reported that the Prophet () said:
‘Accept the invitation [of your fellow Muslim], do not refuse a gift, and do not hit the Muslims.' (Al-Adab al-Mofrad)
The Prophet () also said:
'Whoever Allah bestows this wealth upon while he has not asked for it; let him accept it, for indeed it is a provision given to him by Allah.'(Bukhari & Muslim) *Whenever the Prophet () was given a gift, he would give a portion of it to those who were with him. The Prophet () was given a bowl of milk, and he called the people of Suffah (i.e. those who were sleeping in the Masjid) and shared it with them. (Saheeh at-Targheeb)
*If the Prophet () received a gift of fruits, he would give it to the elderly. He also kept some of it for the young who visited him. Abu Hurairah () said that the Prophet () was given the first crop of fruits he would say:
'Al'laahum'ma baarik lana fee madeena'te-naa wa fee mud'dena, wa fee saa'e'naa, wa fee theme'a'ree'naa barakatan ma'a barakatin.'(Muslim)
Meaning: O Allah bless our city, bless our measures of weight (mudd and saa') bless our fruits, bless us excessively.
*The Prophet () gave gifts so that people would become more affectionate and show brotherly love to one another. Many a time one of them would be new in Islam or have something against Islam and when he was given a gift he would become satisfied.
*The Messenger of Allah () gave gifts to his relatives. He used to honor the memory of his wife Khadeejah, with whom Allah is pleased, by giving her friends portions of the sheep he slaughtered. He would say:
