الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
مسائل البر وصلة الرحمIssues of Righteousness and Maintaining Family Ties
بَابُ مَا جَاءَ فِي عَدْمِ التَّكَلُفِ لِلضَّيْفِ
Chapter on what has been narrated regarding not burdening oneself for the guest
Hadith 9090
عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ قَالَ دَخَلَ عَلَى جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا نَفَرٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَدَّمَ إِلَيْهِمْ خُبْزًا وَخَلًّا فَقَالَ كُلُوا فَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ نِعْمَ الْإِدَامُ الْخَلُّ إِنَّهُ هَلَاكٌ بِالرَّجُلِ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ عَلَيْهِ النَّفَرُ مِنْ إِخْوَانِهِ فَيَحْتَقِرَ مَا فِي بَيْتِهِ أَنْ يُقَدِّمَهُ إِلَيْهِمْ وَهَلَاكٌ بِالْقَوْمِ أَنْ يَحْتَقِرُوا مَا قُدِّمَ إِلَيْهِمْ
Abdullah bin Ubaid says that a group of the noble Companions came to Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both). He presented bread and vinegar and said: Eat, the reason I am offering this is that I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say that the best condiment is vinegar. It is a cause of a man's ruin that a group of his brothers comes to him and he considers what is present in the house as insignificant to offer as hospitality, and it is a cause of people's ruin that they consider what is presented to them in hospitality as insignificant.
Hadith 9091
عَنْ سَلْمَانَ الْفَارِسِيِّ أَنَّهُ دَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ رَجُلٌ فَدَعَا لَهُ بِمَا كَانَ عِنْدَهُ فَقَالَ لَوْلَا أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ نَهَانَا أَوْ لَوْلَا أَنَّا نُهِينَا أَنْ يَتَكَلَّفَ أَحَدُنَا لِصَاحِبِهِ لَتَكَلَّفْنَا لَكَ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Salman al-Farsi (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man came to him. He presented whatever was available for hospitality and said: If the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had not forbidden us from affectation, or if we had not been forbidden from our companion's affectation, we would have made special arrangements for you.
