Is it permissible to give a gift with the intention of asking for more than the gift?
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The questioner : Peace be upon you. A gift of humility. Peace be upon you. The one who gives a gift and asks for more. He presents a gift to someone and asks him for an increase.
The Shaykh : This is not permissible. Allah the Exalted said: , and besides that, this is also a lack of proper conduct. However, if someone does this, the best thing for the person to whom the gift is given to say is: "Please, take your gift, so I may be rid of this evil." No, no, they call this "gifting the reward," and it is equivalent to a sale. Therefore, it is not permissible for the giver to force the recipient to accept something he wants while the other does not want it. But does this actually happen, O 'Abd al-Rahman?
The questioner : Yes, this exists with us in the Sunan. This exists with us. And they say that with the sultans, when a sultan comes, they present something to him.
The Shaykh : And they gave us.
The questioner : The one who loses the request, and the one who loses the request for one of the rest.
The Shaykh : Strange.
The Shaykh : This is not permissible. Allah the Exalted said: , and besides that, this is also a lack of proper conduct. However, if someone does this, the best thing for the person to whom the gift is given to say is: "Please, take your gift, so I may be rid of this evil." No, no, they call this "gifting the reward," and it is equivalent to a sale. Therefore, it is not permissible for the giver to force the recipient to accept something he wants while the other does not want it. But does this actually happen, O 'Abd al-Rahman?
The questioner : Yes, this exists with us in the Sunan. This exists with us. And they say that with the sultans, when a sultan comes, they present something to him.
The Shaykh : And they gave us.
The questioner : The one who loses the request, and the one who loses the request for one of the rest.
The Shaykh : Strange.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 1735 - 4600 هل يجوز الإهداء بقصد أن يطلب زيادة على الهدية؟ ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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