Hadith 1098

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَلَمَةَ يَحْيَى بْنُ خَلَفٍ، حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ الْمُفَضَّلِ، عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيل بْنِ أُمَيَّةَ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنْ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " ائْتُوا الدَّعْوَةَ إِذَا دُعِيتُمْ " . قَالَ : وَفِي الْبَاب ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ ، وَأَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، وَالْبَرَاءِ ، وَأَنَسٍ ، وَأَبِي أَيُّوبَ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى : حَدِيثُ ابْنِ عُمَرَ حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
´Ibn Umar narrated that:` The Messenger of Allah said: "Accept the invitation when you are offered."
Hadith Reference سنن ترمذي / كتاب النكاح عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم / 1098
Hadith Grading الألبانی: صحيح، ابن ماجة (1914)
Hadith Takhrij «صحیح مسلم/النکاح 16 (1429) ، ( تحفة الأشراف : 7498) (صحیح) وأخرجہ کل من: صحیح البخاری/النکاح 71 (5173) ، و74 (5179) ، صحیح مسلم/النکاح (المصدر المذکور) ، سنن ابی داود/ الأطعمة 1 (3736) ، سنن ابن ماجہ/النکاح 25 (1914) ، موطا امام مالک/النکاح 21 (49) ، سنن الدارمی/الأطعمة 40 (2127) ، (2127) ، والنکاح 23 (2251) ، من غیر ہذا الوجہ۔»
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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.
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)
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 5179