حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ أَنْبَأَنَا إِسْرَائِيلُ عَنْ ثُوَيْرِ بْنِ أَبِي فَاخِتَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ أَهْدَى كِسْرَى لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَبِلَ مِنْهُ وَأَهْدَى لَهُ قَيْصَرُ فَقَبِلَ مِنْهُ وَأَهْدَتْ لَهُ الْمُلُوكُ فَقَبِلَ مِنْهُمْ
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 747
It was narrated that "Ali (RA) said: Chosroes gave a gift to the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) and he accepted it from him; Caesar gave a gift to the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) and he accepted it from him; the kings gave him gifts and he accepted them from them.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020