What is your opinion regarding the statement of Shaykh 'Atiyyah Muhammad Salim that a gift sometimes takes the place of a debt, especially this custom common among merchants?
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The questioner : Regarding the statement of Shaykh 'Atiyyah Muhammad Salim that a gift sometimes takes the place of a debt, especially this custom common among merchants, and he cited a hadith, as I recall, to the effect that "the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was gifted a cow, so he gave [the giver] something less or more, and this was the one who gave the gift, so he refused, and the Prophet gave him a camel, and he accepted."
The Shaykh : Did he say it was a gift?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : He said it was a gift.
The questioner : He cited this hadith, meaning.
The Shaykh : I am telling you, he said in the hadith that the Messenger was gifted?
The questioner : By Allah, I do not remember, but this fatwa was from a long time ago, meaning, but the summary of the fatwa was that it takes the place of a debt.
The Shaykh : We do not know the hadith; the fatwa follows it and needs to be looked into.
The questioner : My Shaykh, regarding the question of our brother...
The Shaykh : ...the car...
The student : ... .
The Shaykh : Did he say it was a gift?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : He said it was a gift.
The questioner : He cited this hadith, meaning.
The Shaykh : I am telling you, he said in the hadith that the Messenger was gifted?
The questioner : By Allah, I do not remember, but this fatwa was from a long time ago, meaning, but the summary of the fatwa was that it takes the place of a debt.
The Shaykh : We do not know the hadith; the fatwa follows it and needs to be looked into.
The questioner : My Shaykh, regarding the question of our brother...
The Shaykh : ...the car...
The student : ... .
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