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Sahih Muslim 1432b (Book 16, Hadith 125) #10660
The Worst Kind of Food at a Wedding Feast

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the worst kind of food being served at a wedding feast of the rich.

Sufyan reported: I said to Zuhri: Abu Bakr, what does this hadith mean:" The worst kind of food is at a wedding feast of the rich"? He laughed and said: The food served in the feast given by the rich is not worst (in itself). Sufyan said: My father was rich, so I felt disturbed when I heard this hadith, so I asked Zuhri who said: I heard from 'Abd al-Rahman al-Alraj that he heard Abu Huraira (Allah he pleased with him) say: The worst kind of food is that served at the wedding feast. The rest of the hadith is the same.
وَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، قَالَ قُلْتُ لِلزُّهْرِيِّ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ كَيْفَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ شَرُّ الطَّعَامِ طَعَامُ الأَغْنِيَاءِ فَضَحِكَ فَقَالَ لَيْسَ هُوَ شَرُّ الطَّعَامِ طَعَامُ الأَغْنِيَاءِ ‏.‏ قَالَ سُفْيَانُ وَكَانَ أَبِي غَنِيًّا فَأَفْزَعَنِي هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ حِينَ سَمِعْتُ بِهِ فَسَأَلْتُ عَنْهُ الزُّهْرِيَّ فَقَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ الأَعْرَجُ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ يَقُولُ شَرُّ الطَّعَامِ طَعَامُ الْوَلِيمَةِ ‏.‏ ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ بِمِثْلِ حَدِيثِ مَالِكٍ.

TOPICS
food  *  wedding  *  rich  *  tayyibun  *  zawaj  *  ganeeb

QUICK LESSONS:
Be mindful when hosting or attending events; Show gratitude for what you have been blessed with; Do not take advantage your wealth or status to show off; Do not waste resources unnecessarily.
EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about the food served in a wedding feast given by the wealthy. It was narrated by Sufyan who said that he asked Zuhri about this hadith and he laughed and said that it is not bad in itself but then Sufyan mentioned that his father was rich so he felt disturbed. Then Zuhri said that he heard from 'Abd al-Rahman al-Alraj who heard Abu Huraira say that the worst kind of food is served at a wedding feast. This hadith teaches us to be mindful when we are hosting or attending any event as it should be done with moderation and not extravagance. We should also remember to be grateful for what we have been blessed with and not take advantage of our wealth or status to show off or waste resources unnecessarily.

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