Hazrat Ata states that Hazrat Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) sent a necklace to Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) whose value was approximately one hundred thousand. Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) accepted this necklace and distributed it among the Mothers of the Believers (may Allah be pleased with them).

Hazrat Abdul Malik bin Umair narrates that Bishr bin Marwan gave me five hundred dirhams so that I could distribute them among Hazrat Abu Juhaifa, Hazrat Abu Razin, Hazrat Amr bin Maymoon, Hazrat Murrah, and Hazrat Abu Abdur Rahman. Hazrat Abu Razin, Hazrat Abu Juhaifa, and Hazrat Amr bin Maymoon (may Allah be pleased with them) returned this money, and the remaining individuals accepted it.

It is narrated similarly through another chain.

A man asked Hasan, "I go to the official and he gives me (something); should I accept it?" He replied, "Woe to you! Take the money and go."

Hazrat Qais narrates that I visited Hazrat Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) during his illness along with my father. On our return, he made us ride on two horses. I saw Hazrat Asma that there was wasmah applied on her hand and she was removing it.

Hazrat Ibrahim and Hazrat Tamim bin Salamah went to an official. That official gave more gifts to Tamim than to Ibrahim, which made Ibrahim angry.

Khalid bin Saif sent thirty thousand dirhams to Masruq, but he returned them. Someone said to him that you could accept them and give them in charity, but still he refused to take the dirhams.

Hazrat Ikrimah says that there is no harm in accepting gifts from governors.

Hazrat A’mash narrates that Ibrahim went to a governor, and the governor gave him gifts and made him ride on a mount. Ibrahim accepted everything.

Hazrat Abu Ja'far says that there is no harm in accepting gifts from officials.