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Honoring GuestsAnd The Virtue Of ShowingPreference To One's Guest

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Darussalam · Volume 5

36. The Book of Drinks

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الحديث: 2054 ¦ الجزء: 3 ¦ الصفحة: 1624

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[5359] 172 - (2054) It was narrated that Abû Hurairah said: "A man came to the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ and said: 'I am starving.' He sent word to one of his wives and she said: 'By the One Who has sent you with the truth, I do not have anything but water.' Then he sent word to another of his wives, and she said something similar, until all of them had said that: 'No, by the One Who has sent you with the truth, I do not have anything but water.' He said: 'Who will host this man tonight, and Allâh will have mercy on him?' An Anṣārī man stood up and said: 'I will, O Messenger of Allâh.' He took him to his house and said to his wife: 'Do you have anything?' She said: 'No, only the food for my children.' He said: 'Distract them with something, then when our guest comes in, extinguish the lamp and make him think that we are eating. Then when he wants to eat, go to the lamp and extinguish it.' They sat and the guest ate, and the following morning he went to the Prophet ﷺ, who said: 'Allâh is pleased with what you two did for your guest last night.'"

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172 - (2054) حَدَّثَنِي زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْحَمِيدِ، عَنْ فُضَيْلِ بْنِ غَزْوَانَ، عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ الْأَشْجَعِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ: جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ: إِنِّي مَجْهُودٌ، فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَى بَعْضِ نِسَائِهِ، فَقَالَتْ: وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ، مَا عِنْدِي إِلَّا مَاءٌ، ثُمَّ أَرْسَلَ إِلَى أُخْرَى، فَقَالَتْ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ، حَتَّى قُلْنَ كُلُّهُنَّ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ: لَا، وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ، مَا عِنْدِي إِلَّا مَاءٌ، فَقَالَ: «مَنْ يُضِيفُ هَذَا اللَّيْلَةَ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ؟»، فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ، فَقَالَ: أَنَا، يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، فَانْطَلَقَ بِهِ إِلَى رَحْلِهِ، فَقَالَ لِامْرَأَتِهِ: هَلْ عِنْدَكِ شَيْءٌ؟ قَالَتْ: لَا إِلَّا قُوتُ صِبْيَانِي، قَالَ: فَعَلِّلِيهِمْ بِشَيْءٍ، فَإِذَا دَخَلَ ضَيْفُنَا فَأَطْفِئِ السِّرَاجَ، وَأَرِيهِ أَنَّا نَأْكُلُ، فَإِذَا أَهْوَى لِيَأْكُلَ، فَقُومِي إِلَى السِّرَاجِ حَتَّى تُطْفِئِيهِ، قَالَ: فَقَعَدُوا وَأَكَلَ الضَّيْفُ، فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحَ غَدَا عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ: «قَدْ عَجِبَ اللهُ مِنْ صَنِيعِكُمَا بِضَيْفِكُمَا اللَّيْلَةَ»

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