سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب الأطعمةFoods (Kitab Al-Atimah)
باب الرَّجُلِ يُدْعَى فَيَرَى مَكْرُوهًاChapter: If a man is invited and sees something objectionable.
Hadith 3755
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيل ، أَخْبَرَنَا حَمَّادٌ ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُمْهَانَ ، عَنْ سَفِينَةَ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ : " أَنَّ رَجُلًا أَضَافَ عَلِيَّ بْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ فَصَنَعَ لَهُ طَعَامًا ، فَقَالَتْ فَاطِمَةُ : لَوْ دَعَوْنَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأَكَلَ مَعَنَا ، فَدَعُوهُ ، فَجَاءَ فَوَضَعَ يَدَهُ عَلَى عِضَادَتَيِ الْبَابِ فَرَأَى الْقِرَامَ قَدْ ضُرِبَ بِهِ فِي نَاحِيَةِ الْبَيْتِ ، فَرَجَعَ ، فَقَالَتْ فَاطِمَةُ لِعَلِيٍّ : الْحَقْهُ فَانْظُرْ مَا رَجَعَهُ ، فَتَبِعْتُهُ ، فَقُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، مَا رَدَّكَ ؟ ، فَقَالَ : إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ لِي أَوْ لِنَبِيٍّ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ بَيْتًا مُزَوَّقًا " .
Narrated Ali ibn Abu Talib: Safinah Abu Abdur Rahman said that a man prepared food for Ali ibn Abu Talib who was his guest, and Fatimah said: I wish we had invited the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and he had eaten with us. They invited him, and when he came he put his hands on the side-ports of the door, but when he saw the figured curtain which had been put at the end of the house, he went away. So Fatimah said to Ali: Follow him and see what turned him back. I (Ali) followed him and asked: What turned you back, Messenger of Allah? He replied: It is not fitting for me or for any Prophet to enter a house which is decorated.
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
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To adorn the walls of homes with unnecessary, colorful, and decorated curtains and the like is contrary to Islamic culture.
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Similarly, it is not permissible to participate in any gathering in which an un-Islamic act is committed. This is especially the case for those personalities who are considered reliable by the public in matters of Shariah. Their participation, and then their silence over the wrongdoings, can in a sense be considered as approval. This is a major flaw in their regard.
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Likewise, homes whose very construction is for the purpose of wrongdoing, immorality, and un-Islamic activities—it is forbidden to go there.
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To adorn the walls of homes with unnecessary, colorful, and decorated curtains and the like is contrary to Islamic culture.
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Similarly, it is not permissible to participate in any gathering in which an un-Islamic act is committed. This is especially the case for those personalities who are considered reliable by the public in matters of Shariah. Their participation, and then their silence over the wrongdoings, can in a sense be considered as approval. This is a major flaw in their regard.
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Likewise, homes whose very construction is for the purpose of wrongdoing, immorality, and un-Islamic activities—it is forbidden to go there.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 3755
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
➊ Inviting others to a meal and accepting an invitation are part of good character.
➋ By "curtain" is meant the cloth that is hung in the house for adornment. A cloth hung on a door or window so that no one from outside can see inside is desirable.
➌ Simplicity is required by the Shari‘ah. One should avoid unnecessary formalities.
➍ It is appropriate to immediately point out something inappropriate when it appears, provided there is no wisdom in delaying it.
➎ If the host commits an unlawful act, it is permissible to leave without eating; however, if he rectifies his mistake, then one should not leave.
➊ Inviting others to a meal and accepting an invitation are part of good character.
➋ By "curtain" is meant the cloth that is hung in the house for adornment. A cloth hung on a door or window so that no one from outside can see inside is desirable.
➌ Simplicity is required by the Shari‘ah. One should avoid unnecessary formalities.
➍ It is appropriate to immediately point out something inappropriate when it appears, provided there is no wisdom in delaying it.
➎ If the host commits an unlawful act, it is permissible to leave without eating; however, if he rectifies his mistake, then one should not leave.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 3360
