Narrated by Sayyiduna Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) from the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) that he said: "O Muslim women! Let not any neighbor look down upon (even) the gift of another neighbor, even if it is the meat of a sheep's foot."

Narrated from Umm al-Mu'mineen Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that she said to Urwah (may Allah have mercy on him): "O my nephew! Indeed, we would see one crescent, then see the next crescent, and in this way, in two months, we would see three crescents (i.e., two full months would pass), and no fire would be lit in the house of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)." (That is, no food would be cooked.) Urwah says: I asked, "O Aunt! Then how did you live?" She replied, "On two things: by eating dates and drinking water. However, yes, some Ansar lived near the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and they had some milk animals, and they would send their milk (as a gift) to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), so he would also give us to drink from it."

Narrated by Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) from the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) that he (peace be upon him) said: "If I am invited to eat the meat of a foreleg or thigh, I will surely go, and if a foreleg or thigh of meat is sent to me as a gift (i.e., as a present), I will also accept it."

Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) says that we drove a rabbit out from its place at the location of Mar al-Zahran, then people ran after it but they became tired, and I managed to overpower it and caught it. Then I brought it to Sayyiduna Abu Talha (may Allah be pleased with him), he slaughtered it and sent its back or thighs to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), so he (peace and blessings be upon him) accepted it. In another narration, it is mentioned that he (peace and blessings be upon him) ate from it.

Narrated Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) that his maternal aunt Umm Hufaid sent the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) a gift of cheese, ghee, and sahna (a kind of animal). The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) ate the cheese and ghee, but left the sahna with aversion. Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) said, "But the sahna was eaten at the table of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). If it had been forbidden, how could it have been eaten at the table of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)?"

Narrated Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him): Whenever any food was brought to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), he would ask about it: "Is it a gift or charity?" If it was said that it was charity, he (peace be upon him) would say to his companions (may Allah be pleased with them): "You eat," and he himself would not eat from it. But if it was said that it was a gift, he (peace be upon him) would extend his hand and eat with them.

Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) reports that meat was brought to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and it was mentioned that this was given to Barirah (may Allah be pleased with her) as charity. So the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "It is charity for her and a gift for us."

Narrated from Umm al-Mu’minin Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that among the wives of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) there were two groups: one group included Umm al-Mu’minin Aisha, Hafsa, Safiyya, and Sawda (may Allah be pleased with them), and the other group included Umm al-Mu’minin Umm Salama (may Allah be pleased with her) and the rest of the wives of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). The Muslims knew that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) loved Umm al-Mu’minin Aisha (the truthful, pure, and chaste) the most. So, when any of them had a gift and wanted to give it to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), they would hold it back until the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was in the house of Umm al-Mu’minin Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), and then the one bringing the gift would deliver it to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) at the house of Umm al-Mu’minin Aisha.

At this, the group of Umm al-Mu’minin Umm Salama (may Allah be pleased with her) discussed the matter and said to Umm al-Mu’minin Umm Salama (may Allah be pleased with her):“Ask the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) to tell whoever wants to give him a gift to do so wherever he may be among his wives.”So Umm al-Mu’minin Umm Salama (may Allah be pleased with her) conveyed what the other wives had said to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), but he did not reply to her. Then the wives asked Umm Salama if she had received a reply, and she said,“I did not get any reply.”The wives said to her,“Ask him again.”When her turn came again, she asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), but again he did not reply. The wives asked her again,“Did you get any reply?”She said,“He did not give me any reply.”Then the wives said,“Ask him again so that he may reply to you.”So when her turn came, she asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he said:“Do not trouble me regarding Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), for by Allah, no revelation comes to me in the garment of any wife except Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her).”Umm al-Mu’minin Umm Salama (may Allah be pleased with her) said,“O Messenger of Allah! I seek forgiveness from Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, for causing you any distress.”

After that, the wives called Sayyida Fatimah al-Zahra (may Allah be pleased with her), the daughter of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and sent her to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) to say:“Your wives ask you, by Allah, to be just concerning the daughter of Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him).”So she conveyed this to him, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“O my daughter! Do you not love what I love?”She said,“Yes, indeed, I love what you love.”So Sayyida Fatimah al-Zahra (may Allah be pleased with her) returned to the wives and told them what had happened. The wives said to her,“Go again to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him),”but she refused to go again.

Then the wives sent Umm al-Mu’minin Zaynab bint Jahsh (may Allah be pleased with her), who came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and spoke harshly, saying:“Your wives ask you, by Allah, to be just concerning the daughter of Ibn Abi Quhafah (i.e., Umm al-Mu’minin Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her),”and she raised her voice until she spoke harshly to Umm al-Mu’minin Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) in her presence. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) looked towards Umm al-Mu’minin Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) to see if she would respond. (The narrator says) Umm al-Mu’minin Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) began to reply to her until she silenced Umm al-Mu’minin Zaynab (may Allah be pleased with her). Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) looked towards Umm al-Mu’minin Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) and said:“Why not! She is the daughter of Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him).”

Narrated by Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him): The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) would not refuse perfume.

Umm al-Mu'mineen Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to accept gifts and would give something in return.