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One Who Swears Not To Eat Food

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Darussalam · Volume 4

21. THE BOOK OFOATHS AND VOWS

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الحديث: 3270 ¦ الجزء: 3 ¦ الصفحة: 227

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3270. It was narrated that 'Abdur-Raḥmān bin Abī Bakr said: "Some guests came to us while Abū Bakr was speaking to the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ at night. He said: 'I shall not come back to you until you have finished hosting these people and offering them food.' I brought the meal to them and they said: 'We shall not eat until Abū Bakr comes.' He came and said: 'What happened to your guests? Did they finish their meal?' They said 'No.' I said: 'I brought the meal to them but they refused and said: 'By Allāh, we will not eat it until you come.' They said: 'He is telling the truth, he brought it to us, but we refused (to eat) until you came.' He said: 'What kept you (from eating)?' They said: 'Your status.' He said: 'By Allāh, I shall not eat it tonight.' They said: 'And we, by Allāh, will not eat until you eat.' He said: 'I have never seen anything as bad as this night.' He said: 'Bring the food.' Their food was brought near, and he said: 'In the Name of Allāh,' and he ate, and they ate. I was told that the next morning he went to the Prophet ﷺ, and told him what he had done, and what they had done, and he said: 'Certainly you are the most kind and most sincere of them.'" (Sahih)

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3270 - حَدَّثَنَا مُؤَمَّلُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، عَنِ الْجُرَيْرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ، أَوْ عَنْ أَبِي السَّلِيلِ، عَنْهُ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ، قَالَ: نَزَلَ بِنَا أَضْيَافٌ لَنَا، قَالَ: وَكَانَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ يَتَحَدَّثُ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِاللَّيْلِ، فَقَالَ: لَا أَرْجِعَنَّ إِلَيْكَ حَتَّى تَفْرُغَ مِنْ ضِيَافَةِ هَؤُلَاءِ، وَمِنْ قِرَاهُمْ، فَأَتَاهُمْ بِقِرَاهُمْ، فَقَالُوا: لَا نَطْعَمُهُ حَتَّى يَأْتِيَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ، فَجَاءَ، فَقَالَ: مَا فَعَلَ أَضْيَافُكُمْ؟ أَفَرَغْتُمْ مِنْ قِرَاهُمْ؟ قَالُوا: لَا، قُلْتُ: قَدْ أَتَيْتُهُمْ بِقِرَاهُمْ فَأَبَوْا، وَقَالُوا: وَاللَّهِ لَا نَطْعَمُهُ حَتَّى يَجِيءَ، فَقَالُوا: صَدَقَ، قَدْ أَتَانَا بِهِ فَأَبَيْنَا، حَتَّى تَجِيءَ، قَالَ: فَمَا مَنَعَكُمْ؟ قَالُوا: مَكَانَكَ، قَالَ: وَاللَّهِ لَا أَطْعَمُهُ اللَّيْلَةَ، قَالَ: فَقَالُوا: وَنَحْنُ وَاللَّهِ لَا نَطْعَمُهُ حَتَّى تَطْعَمَهُ، قَالَ: مَا رَأَيْتُ فِي الشَّرِّ كَاللَّيْلَةِ قَطُّ، قَالَ: قَرِّبُوا طَعَامَكُمْ، قَالَ: فَقَرَّبَ طَعَامَهُمْ، فَقَالَ: بِسْمِ اللَّهِ، فَطَعِمَ وَطَعِمُوا، فَأُخْبِرْتُ أَنَّهُ أَصْبَحَ فَغَدَا عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأَخْبَرَهُ بِالَّذِي صَنَعَ وَصَنَعُوا، قَالَ: «بَلْ أَنْتَ أَبَرُّهُمْ وَأَصْدَقُهُمْ»،

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    [1] This is about Ibrāhīm, and that he would drop what he was doing to hasten to the prayer.