The delegation of Thakeef came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ bringing a gift with them. He asked, "Is this a gift or charity? If it is a gift, then it is offered seeking the favor of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and the fulfillment of a need. But if it is charity, then it is given seeking the face of Allah ."They replied, "No, it is a gift."So he accepted it from them and sat with them, questioning them and answering their questions, until he prayed the noon prayer together with the afternoon prayer.
أخبرنا هناد بن السري قال حدثنا أبو بكر بن عياش عن يحيى بن هانئ عن أبي حذيفة عن عبد الملك بن محمد بن بشير
قدم وفد ثقيف على رسول الله ﷺ ومعهم هدية فقال أهدية أم صدقة فإن كانت هدية فإنما يبتغى بها وجه رسول الله ﷺ وقضاء الحاجة وإن كانت صدقة فإنما يبتغى بها وجه الله عز وجل قالوا لا بل هدية فقبلها منهم وقعد معهم يسائلهم ويسائلونه حتى صلى الظهر مع العصر
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[Its chain is daif] Bukhari narrated it in Tarikh al-Kabir 5/250, 251, from the hadith of Abu Bakr bin Ayyash, through this route, and it is in Al-Kubra, hadith 6593. Abu Huzaifa and Abdul-Malik are both unknown, and the status of Abu Bakr bin Ayyash was mentioned previously, hadith 780.