May a voluntary return gift be accepted after giving a hunting dog?
2026-10-14
T207 · Ibn Taymiyyah
Shaykh al-Islām Ibn Taymiyyah
شيخ الإسلام أحمد بن تيمية
Original Q&A · Complete source question and answer
Complete original question and answer, 31/282. This concerns an unsolicited reciprocal gift after an uncompensated gift, not a sale or a prearranged payment.
النص العربي
السؤال الأصلي
وسئل: هل لمن أهدي كلب صيد فأهدي للمهدي عوضا هل له أكل هذه الهدية؟
الجواب
إذا أعطي الكلب المعلم، ولم يكن من نيته أن يأخذ عوضا ولا قصد بالهدية الثواب، بل إكراما للمهدي إليه، ثم إن المهدي إليه أعطاه شيئا، فلا بأس.
English translation
English translation prepared for SalafAlSalih.com from the cited Arabic source. It is not an official translation.
Original question
He was asked: If someone gives a hunting dog as a gift and the recipient gives the giver something in return, may the giver benefit from that return gift?
Answer
If he gave the trained dog without intending to receive compensation, and did not intend the gift to be recompensed, but gave it to honour the recipient, and then the recipient gave him something, there is no harm.
Source and editorial notes
Majmūʿ al-Fatāwā 31/282
مجموع الفتاوى
Majmūʿ al-Fatāwā
Arabic checked against the cited source and adjacent question boundaries. Diacritics and display marks omitted; honorific glyphs expanded. Titles and scope notes are editorial.