English translation
[5366] 177 - (...) It was narrated that 'Abdur-Rahmân bin Abî Bakr said: "Some guests came to stay with us and my father used to go and talk to the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ at night. He set out and said: 'O 'Abdur-Rahmân, serve food to the guests.' When evening came, we brought food to them but they refused to eat and said: 'Not until the head of the household comes and eats with us.' I said to them:
'He is a strict man and if you do not do it, I am afraid that I will be in trouble with him.' But they refused. When he came, the first thing he did was to ask: 'Did you serve your guests?' They said: 'No, by Allāh, we did not.' He said: 'Did I not tell 'Abdur-Raḥmān (to do that)?' I hid from him, and he said: 'O 'Abdur-Raḥmān!' I hid from him, but he said: 'O ignorant lad, I adjure you, if you can hear my voice, to come here.' So I came and I said: 'By Allāh, it is no fault of mine. They are your guests, ask them. I brought them some food but they refused to eat until you come.' He said: 'What is the matter with you? Will you not accept our hospitality?' Abū Bakr said: 'By Allāh, I will not eat tonight.' They said: 'By Allāh, we will not eat until you eat.' He said: 'I have never seen a worse night than tonight. Woe to you, what is the matter with you? Why do you not accept our hospitality?' Then he said: 'What I did at first was from the Shaitān. Bring the food.' So the food was brought, and he said the Name of Allāh and ate, and they ate. When morning came he went to the Prophet ﷺ and said: 'O Messenger of Allāh, they fulfilled their oath but I broke mine.' He said: 'Rather you are the most sincere of them and you are the best of them.'"
He said: "And I did not hear of any expiation."
Arabic text
177 - (2057) حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا سَالِمُ بْنُ نُوحٍ الْعَطَّارُ، عَنِ الْجُرَيْرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ، قَالَ: نَزَلَ عَلَيْنَا أَضْيَافٌ لَنَا، قَالَ: وَكَانَ أَبِي يَتَحَدَّثُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ، قَالَ: فَانْطَلَقَ، وَقَالَ: يَا عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ، افْرُغْ مِنْ أَضْيَافِكَ، قَالَ: فَلَمَّا أَمْسَيْتُ جِئْنَا بِقِرَاهُمْ، قَالَ: فَأَبَوْا، فَقَالُوا: حَتَّى يَجِيءَ أَبُو مَنْزِلِنَا فَيَطْعَمَ مَعَنَا، قَالَ: فَقُلْتُ لَهُمْ: إِنَّهُ رَجُلٌ حَدِيدٌ، وَإِنَّكُمْ إِنْ لَمْ تَفْعَلُوا خِفْتُ أَنْ يُصِيبَنِي مِنْهُ أَذًى، قَالَ: فَأَبَوْا، فَلَمَّا جَاءَ لَمْ يَبْدَأْ بِشَيْءٍ أَوَّلَ مِنْهُمْ، فَقَالَ: أَفَرَغْتُمْ مِنْ أَضْيَافِكُمْ، قَالَ: قَالُوا: لَا وَاللهِ مَا فَرَغْنَا، قَالَ: أَلَمْ آمُرْ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ؟ قَالَ: وَتَنَحَّيْتُ عَنْهُ، فَقَالَ: يَا عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ، قَالَ: فَتَنَحَّيْتُ، قَالَ: فَقَالَ: يَا غُنْثَرُ، أَقْسَمْتُ عَلَيْكَ إِنْ كُنْتَ تَسْمَعُ صَوْتِي إِلَّا جِئْتَ، قَالَ: فَجِئْتُ، فَقُلْتُ: وَاللهِ، مَا لِي ذَنْبٌ، هَؤُلَاءِ أَضْيَافُكَ فَسَلْهُمْ قَدْ أَتَيْتُهُمْ بِقِرَاهُمْ فَأَبَوْا أَنْ يَطْعَمُوا حَتَّى تَجِيءَ، قَالَ: فَقَالَ: مَا لَكُمْ، أَنْ لَا تَقْبَلُوا عَنَّا قِرَاكُمْ، قَالَ: فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ: فَوَاللهِ، لَا أَطْعَمُهُ اللَّيْلَةَ، قَالَ: فَقَالُوا: فَوَاللهِ، لَا نَطْعَمُهُ حَتَّى تَطْعَمَهُ، قَالَ: فَمَا رَأَيْتُ كَالشَّرِّ كَاللَّيْلَةِ قَطُّ، وَيْلَكُمْ، مَا لَكُمْ أَنْ لَا تَقْبَلُوا عَنَّا قِرَاكُمْ، قَالَ: ثُمَّ قَالَ: أَمَّا الْأُولَى فَمِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ هَلُمُّوا قِرَاكُمْ، قَالَ: فَجِيءَ بِالطَّعَامِ فَسَمَّى، فَأَكَلَ وَأَكَلُوا، قَالَ: فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحَ غَدَا عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، بَرُّوا وَحَنِثْتُ، قَالَ: فَأَخْبَرَهُ، فَقَالَ: «بَلْ أَنْتَ أَبَرُّهُمْ وَأَخْيَرُهُمْ»، قَالَ: وَلَمْ تَبْلُغْنِي كَفَّارَةٌ
