Darussalam · Volume 5
Chapters On EtiquetteSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 3675 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 1212
Source no. 3675 · Volume 8 · Page 175
Sahih
صحيح، الإرواء (٢٥٢٣)
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3675. It was narrated from Abu Shuraih Al-Khuzâ'i that the Prophet ﷺ said: "Whoever believes in Allâh and the Last Day, let him honor his guest, and grant him reward for a day and a night.[1] And it is not permissible for him to stay so long that he causes annoyance to his host. Hospitality is for three days, and whatever he spends on him after three days is charity." (Sahih)
3675 - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَجْلَانَ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي شُرَيْحٍ الْخُزَاعِيِّ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «مَنْ كَانَ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ، فَلْيُكْرِمْ ضَيْفَهُ وَجَائِزَتُهُ يَوْمٌ وَلَيْلَةٌ، وَلَا يَحِلُّ لَهُ أَنْ يَثْوِيَ عِنْدَ صَاحِبِهِ حَتَّى يُحْرِجَهُ، الضِّيَافَةُ ثَلَاثَةُ أَيَّامٍ، وَمَا أَنْفَقَ عَلَيْهِ بَعْدَ ثَلَاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ فَهُوَ صَدَقَةٌ»
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It is compulsory to give a warm welcome to a guest for one day and night. However, this should be to the extent of one's capability. A guest has the right of hospitality, i.e., to eat and stay at the house of his host, for the second and third day also. After three days, being a guest and eating there is Sadaqah (charity), and a well-settled person does not like to eat Sadaqah.