WE RELATE FROM the Ṣaḥīḥs of al-Bukhārī and Muslim, through many chains, that Abū Hurayrah
and Shurayḥ al-Khuzā‘ī
reported that the Messenger of Allah
said: “Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day should honour his guest.” [1].
We relate in the Ṣaḥīḥ of Muslim that Abū Hurayrah
narrated that the Messenger of Allah
went out one day—or one night—and he came across Abū Bakr
and ‘Umar
. He said: “What brings you out at this hour?” They said: “Hunger, Messenger of Allah.” He said: “By Allah, I have been brought out by the same thing as brought you out. Stand up.” They got up and came to a man from the Anṣār. He was not at home. When his wife saw him she said: “Welcome.” The Messenger of Allah
asked her: “Where is So-and-so?” She replied: “He went to bring us fresh water.” The Anṣārī man then came, and he saw the Messenger of Allah
and his two Companions. Then he said: “All praise to Allah! No one has a more honourable guest today than I”. Then he recounted the complete hadith. [2].
References
[1] Al-Bukhārī (6018) and Muslim (47).
[2] Muslim (2038).