Benefits of the Hadith: (… from Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that he used not to turn away perfume, and it was claimed that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used not to turn away perfume)
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The Shaykh : Yes, meaning it is not befitting for a person to turn away perfume, whether it is gifted to him or someone intends to perfume him. All of this is common nowadays; sometimes a person takes out a bottle of perfume and says, "Hold out your hand, let me perfume you," and you should do so. And sometimes he gifts you the entire bottle, and you should also accept it, following the example of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).
Now, if you accept it, is it prescribed for you to reward the one who gave it to you? The answer is yes, due to the generality of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):Sunan Abi Dawud 1672Sahih (Al-Albani) And the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to accept gifts and reward them.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes.
Now, if you accept it, is it prescribed for you to reward the one who gave it to you? The answer is yes, due to the generality of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
if anyone does you a kindness, recompense him
من صنع إليكم معروفا فكافئوهThe questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes.