Silsilat al-Ahadith al-Sahihah

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "When the servant of any one of you brings food for him, since he has endured its heat and hardship, he (the master) should make him sit with him (to eat). If he refuses to do so, then he should give him some food in his hand."