صحيح مسلم
Muslim
كتاب النكاحThe Book of Marriage
باب الأَمْرِ بِإِجَابَةِ الدَّاعِي إِلَى دَعْوَةٍ:Chapter: The command to accept invitations
وحَدَّثَنِي هَارُونُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، حدثنا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ ، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ ، أَخْبَرَنِي مُوسَى بْنُ عُقْبَةَ ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ ، يَقُولُ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " أَجِيبُوا هَذِهِ الدَّعْوَةَ إِذَا دُعِيتُمْ لَهَا " ، قَالَ : وَكَانَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ يَأْتِي الدَّعْوَةَ فِي الْعُرْسِ ، وَغَيْرِ الْعُرْسِ ، وَيَأْتِيهَا وَهُوَ صَائِمٌ .
Haaroon ibn Abd Allah narrated to me, Hajjaaj ibn Muhammad narrated to us, from Ibn Juraij, Musa ibn Uqbah informed me, from Naafi’, he said: I heard Abdullah ibn Umar say: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Respond to this invitation when you are invited to it." He said: And Abdullah ibn Umar used to attend the invitation for a wedding and other than a wedding, and he would attend it while he was fasting.
Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Dawood Raz
Hadith Commentary:
If it is a voluntary (nafl) fast, then it is better to break it and participate in such invitations, because this increases mutual love and creates social harmony.
If it is a voluntary (nafl) fast, then it is better to break it and participate in such invitations, because this increases mutual love and creates social harmony.
Source: Sahih Bukhari: Commentary by Maulana Dawood Raz, Page: 5179
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:
(1)
One should attend a wedding feast (walimah); however, it is not necessary to eat the food there. Thus, it is mentioned in the hadith that the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said:
“When you are invited to a meal, accept the invitation; upon arriving, if you wish, eat, and if you wish, leave it.”
(Sahih Muslim, Kitab al-Nikah, Hadith: 3518 (1430))
(2)
If someone is observing a voluntary (nafl) fast, it is permissible to break it for the sake of accepting an invitation, because this increases love and fosters mutual relations.
Hafiz Ibn Hajar rahimahullah has transmitted a narration from al-Tabarani that a man arranged a meal and someone said:
“I am fasting.”
The Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said:
“Your brother has invited you and has made an effort in this regard; break your fast, and if you wish, fast another day in its place.”
(al-Mu‘jam al-Kabir by al-Tabarani: 152/4, no. 3264, Maktabat al-Ma‘arif edition)
However, its chain of narration is weak, but it can be presented as corroboration and supporting evidence.
(Fath al-Bari: 308/9)
(1)
One should attend a wedding feast (walimah); however, it is not necessary to eat the food there. Thus, it is mentioned in the hadith that the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said:
“When you are invited to a meal, accept the invitation; upon arriving, if you wish, eat, and if you wish, leave it.”
(Sahih Muslim, Kitab al-Nikah, Hadith: 3518 (1430))
(2)
If someone is observing a voluntary (nafl) fast, it is permissible to break it for the sake of accepting an invitation, because this increases love and fosters mutual relations.
Hafiz Ibn Hajar rahimahullah has transmitted a narration from al-Tabarani that a man arranged a meal and someone said:
“I am fasting.”
The Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said:
“Your brother has invited you and has made an effort in this regard; break your fast, and if you wish, fast another day in its place.”
(al-Mu‘jam al-Kabir by al-Tabarani: 152/4, no. 3264, Maktabat al-Ma‘arif edition)
However, its chain of narration is weak, but it can be presented as corroboration and supporting evidence.
(Fath al-Bari: 308/9)
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 5179
