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Sahih Muslim 2006a (Book 36, Hadith 107) #12337
Serving Allah's Messenger at a Wedding Feast

SUMMARY: A woman served Allah's Messenger a drink made of dates steeped in water as a wedding feast.

Sahl b. Sa'd reported that Abu Usaid al-Sa'idi invited Allah's Messenger to his wedding feast, and his wife had been serving them on that day while yet a bride. Sahl said ' Do you know what she served as a drink to Allah's Messenger ? She steeped the dates in water during the night in a big bowl, and when he (the Holy Prophet) had eaten food she served him this drink.
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ أَبِي حَازِمٍ - عَنْ أَبِي، حَازِمٍ عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، قَالَ دَعَا أَبُو أُسَيْدٍ السَّاعِدِيُّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فِي عُرْسِهِ فَكَانَتِ امْرَأَتُهُ يَوْمَئِذٍ خَادِمَهُمْ وَهِيَ الْعَرُوسُ قَالَ سَهْلٌ تَدْرُونَ مَا سَقَتْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَنْقَعَتْ لَهُ تَمَرَاتٍ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فِي تَوْرٍ فَلَمَّا أَكَلَ سَقَتْهُ إِيَّاهُ

TOPICS
wedding  *  feast  *  drink  *  dates  *  water

QUICK LESSONS:
Be generous with your guests; Make your guests feel welcomed; Strive to make your guests comfortable; Put effort into taking care of your guests; Serve drinks to your guest if possible.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the hospitality and generosity of Abu Usaid al-Sa'idi and his wife when they invited Allah's Messenger to their wedding feast. The wife served them food and then prepared a drink for them by steeping dates in water overnight. This shows that even though they were newlyweds, they still put effort into making sure their guests were taken care of and felt welcomed. It also teaches us that we should always be generous with our guests no matter what the occasion is or how much money we have available to us. We should always strive to make our guests feel comfortable and welcome in our homes.

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