Sufyan (may Allah have mercy on him) said: I said to al-Zuhri (may Allah have mercy on him): O Abu Bakr, how did you narrate: "The worst food is the food of the rich"? He laughed and said: It is not "the worst food is the food of the rich." Sufyan (may Allah have mercy on him) said: My father was rich, and this hadith alarmed me when I heard it. He said: So I asked al-Zuhri (may Allah have mercy on him), and he said: Al-A'raj (may Allah have mercy on him) narrated to me that he heard Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) say that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The food of the wedding feast (walimah) to which the rich are invited and the poor are left out is the worst; and whoever does not accept the invitation has disobeyed Allah and His Messenger."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الصداق / 14521
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:صحيح
Hadith Takhrij«صحيح۔ قال ابن الجوزي في العلل 1032»