سنن أبي داود

Hadith 3748

Book 28: Foods (Kitab Al-Atimah)

كِتَاب الْأَطْعِمَةِ

Chapter 5

Chapter: What has been reported about hospitality.

باب مَا جَاءَ فِي الضِّيَافَةِ

English narration

Narrated by خويلد بن شريح الخزاعي

Abu Shuraih al-Kaabi reported the Messenger of Allah ﷺ as sayings: He who believes in Allah and the Last Day should honour his guest provisions for the road are what will serve for a day and night: hospitality extends for three days; what goes after that is sadaqah (charity): and it is not allowable that a guest should stay till he makes himself an encumbrance. Abu Dawud said: Malik was asked about the saying of the Prophet: "Provisions for the road what will serve for a day a night. " He said: He should honor him, present him some gift, and protect him for a day and night, and hospitality for three days.

النص العربي

حَدَّثَنَا الْقَعْنَبِيُّ ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ الْمَقْبُرِيِّ ، عَنْ أَبِي شُرَيْحٍ الْكَعْبِيِّ ، أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : "

مَنْ كَانَ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ ، فَلْيُكْرِمْ ضَيْفَهُ جَائِزَتُهُ يَوْمُهُ وَلَيْلَتُهُ الضِّيَافَةُ ثَلَاثَةُ أَيَّامٍ وَمَا بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ فَهُوَ صَدَقَةٌ ، وَلَا يَحِلُّ لَهُ أَنْ يَثْوِيَ عِنْدَهُ حَتَّى يُحْرِجَهُ

" ، قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد : قُرِئَ عَلَى الْحَارِثِ بْنِ مِسْكِينٍ وَأَنَا شَاهِدٌ ، أَخْبَرَكُمْ أَشْهَبُ ، قَالَ : وَسُئِلَ مَالِكٌ عَنْ قَوْلِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : جَائِزَتُهُ يَوْمٌ وَلَيْلَةٌ ؟ ، فَقَالَ : يُكْرِمُهُ ، وَيُتْحِفُهُ ، وَيَحْفَظُهُ ، يَوْمًا وَلَيْلَةً وَثَلَاثَةُ أَيَّامٍ ضِيَافَةَ .

Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 3748In-book: Book 28, Hadith 3748

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