حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنْ حَبِيبِ بْنِ أَبِي ثَابِتٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ الرُّقْبَى وَقَالَ مَنْ أُرْقِبَ فَهُوَ لَهُ
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 4801
It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar said: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) forbade ruqba I and he said: "Whoever give a gift on the basis of ruqba, it is (still) his.”
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020