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الادب المفرد
Adab al-Mufrad
كتاب القائلةBook of Qailulah (Midday Nap)
بَابُ الْمَأْدُبَةِChapter: The banquet
Hadith 1243
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ خَالِدٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْمَلِيحِ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ مَيْمُونًا يَعْنِي ابْنَ مِهْرَانَ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ نَافِعًا: هَلْ كَانَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ يَدْعُو لِلْمَأْدُبَةِ؟ قَالَ: لَكِنَّهُ انْكَسَرَ لَهُ بَعِيرٌ مَرَّةً فَنَحَرْنَاهُ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: احْشُرْ عَلَيَّ الْمَدِينَةَ، قَالَ نَافِعٌ: فَقُلْتُ: يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَلَى أَيِّ شَيْءٍ؟ لَيْسَ عِنْدَنَا خُبْزٌ، فَقَالَ: اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ، هَذَا عُرَاقٌ، وَهَذَا مَرَقٌ، أَوْ قَالَ: مَرَقٌ وَبَضْعٌ، فَمَنْ شَاءَ أَكَلَ، وَمَنْ شَاءَ وَدَعَ.
It is narrated from Maymun bin Mehran (may Allah have mercy on him) that I asked Nafi‘ (may Allah have mercy on him): Did Sayyiduna Ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) use to invite people to meals? He replied: (It was not his general practice, however) once one of his camels broke its leg, so we slaughtered it. Then he said: Gather the people of Madinah. Nafi‘ says: I said: O Abu ‘Abd al-Rahman! On what should I invite them? We do not have any bread. He replied: O Allah! All praise is for You. Here are the bones and here is the broth, or he said: broth and meat—whoever wishes may eat, and whoever wishes may leave it.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Usman Muneeb
Benefits and Issues:
An invitation without any particular reason is called a "madbah." Nafi‘ rahimahullah said that although this was not a general practice, sometimes it would happen, and there is no harm in it. Likewise, there is no harm in inviting others with whatever one possesses; there is no need for affectation. And those who are eating also do not need to engage in conversation.
An invitation without any particular reason is called a "madbah." Nafi‘ rahimahullah said that although this was not a general practice, sometimes it would happen, and there is no harm in it. Likewise, there is no harm in inviting others with whatever one possesses; there is no need for affectation. And those who are eating also do not need to engage in conversation.
Source: Fadlullah al-Ahad: Urdu Commentary on al-Adab al-Mufrad, Page: 1243
