Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) relates that meat was brought to the Prophet ﷺ. He asked what it was. They said it was something given in charity to Barirah. He said:
هُوَ لَهَا صَدَقَةٌ وَلَنَا هَدِيَّةٌ
Meaning: “It is charity for her and a gift for us.”
The meat itself had not turned into another substance. Its relationship to the recipient changed: what Barirah received as charity was given onward as a gift. The example helps explain how an item's legal quality can change with ownership while the item remains the same.
- Charity for Her, a Gift for Us