´It was narrated from Ibn Umar that the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) said:` "If there comes to you a man who is respected among his own people, then honor him."
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
➊ The honoring of a guest should be according to his status and rank.
➋ It is necessary to meet even a non-Muslim guest with cheerfulness and to extend appropriate hospitality to him, but nothing should be done that would diminish the honor and dignity of Islam and the Muslims.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 3712