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Sahih al-Bukhari 6140 (Book 78, Hadith 167) #5896
Hospitality and Overcoming Anger

SUMMARY: Abu Bakr invited a group of people and asked his son to serve them. When he returned, the guests refused to eat until Abu Bakr ate first. He then explained that the first state of fury was because of Satan.

Narrated 'Abdur-Rahman bin Abu Bakr: Abu Bakr invited a group of people and told me, "Look after your guests". Abu Bakr added, I am going to visit the Prophet and you should finish serving them before I return"'.Abdur-Rahman said, So I went at once and served them with what was available at that time in the house and requested them to eat". They said, "Where is the owner of the house (ie, Abu Bakr)?" 'Abdur-Rahman said, "Take your meal". They said, "We will not eat till the owner of the house comes"'.Abdur-Rahman said, "Accept your meal from us, for if my father comes and finds you not having taken your meal yet, we will be blamed severely by him, but they refused to take their meals . So I was sure that my father would be angry with me. When he came, I went away (to hide myself) from him. He asked, "What have you done (about the guests)?" They informed him the whole story. Abu Bakr called, "O 'Abdur Rahman!" I kept quiet. He then called again".O 'Abdur-Rahman!" I kept quiet and he called again, "O ignorant (boy)! I beseech you by Allah, if you hear my voice, then come out!" I came out and said, "Please ask your guests (and do not be angry with me)". They said, "He has told the truth; he brought the meal to us". He said, "As you have been waiting for me, by Allah, I will not eat of it tonight". They said, "By Allah, we will not eat of it till you eat of it". He said, I have never seen a night like this night in evil. What is wrong with you? Why don't you accept your meals of hospitality from us?" (He said to me), "Bring your meal". I brought it to him, and he put his hand in it, saying, "In the name of Allah. The first (state of fury) was because of Satan". So Abu Bakr ate and so did his guests.
حَدَّثَنَا عَيَّاشُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الأَعْلَى، حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ الْجُرَيْرِيُّ، عَنْ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما أَنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ، تَضَيَّفَ رَهْطًا فَقَالَ لِعَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ دُونَكَ أَضْيَافَكَ فَإِنِّي مُنْطَلِقٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ فَافْرُغْ مِنْ قِرَاهُمْ قَبْلَ أَنْ أَجِيءَ‏.‏ فَانْطَلَقَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ فَأَتَاهُمْ بِمَا عِنْدَهُ فَقَالَ اطْعَمُوا‏.‏ فَقَالُوا أَيْنَ رَبُّ مَنْزِلِنَا قَالَ اطْعَمُوا‏.‏ قَالُوا مَا نَحْنُ بِآكِلِينَ حَتَّى يَجِيءَ رَبُّ مَنْزِلِنَا‏.‏ قَالَ اقْبَلُوا عَنَّا قِرَاكُمْ، فَإِنَّهُ إِنْ جَاءَ وَلَمْ تَطْعَمُوا لَنَلْقَيَنَّ مِنْهُ‏.‏ فَأَبَوْا فَعَرَفْتُ أَنَّهُ يَجِدُ عَلَىَّ، فَلَمَّا جَاءَ تَنَحَّيْتُ عَنْهُ فَقَالَ مَا صَنَعْتُمْ فَأَخْبَرُوهُ فَقَالَ يَا عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ‏.‏ فَسَكَتُّ ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ‏.‏ فَسَكَتُّ فَقَالَ يَا غُنْثَرُ أَقْسَمْتُ عَلَيْكَ إِنْ كُنْتَ تَسْمَعُ صَوْتِي لَمَّا جِئْتَ‏.‏ فَخَرَجْتُ فَقُلْتُ سَلْ أَضْيَافَكَ‏.‏ فَقَالُوا صَدَقَ أَتَانَا بِهِ‏.‏ قَالَ فَإِنَّمَا انْتَظَرْتُمُونِي، وَاللَّهِ لاَ أَطْعَمُهُ اللَّيْلَةَ‏.‏ فَقَالَ الآخَرُونَ وَاللَّهِ لاَ نَطْعَمُهُ حَتَّى تَطْعَمَهُ‏.‏ قَالَ لَمْ أَرَ فِي الشَّرِّ كَاللَّيْلَةِ، وَيْلَكُمْ مَا أَنْتُمْ لِمَ لاَ تَقْبَلُونَ عَنَّا قِرَاكُمْ هَاتِ طَعَامَكَ‏.‏ فَجَاءَهُ فَوَضَعَ يَدَهُ فَقَالَ بِاسْمِ اللَّهِ، الأُولَى لِلشَّيْطَانِ‏.‏ فَأَكَلَ وَأَكَلُوا‏.‏

TOPICS
hospitality  *  anger  *  guests  *  satan  *  iftar  *  ikhlas

QUICK LESSONS:
Be hospitable towards your guests no matter what situation arises .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about hospitality and overcoming anger. It is narrated by 'Abdur-Rahman bin Abu Bakr who was asked by his father, Abu Bakr, to look after their guests while he went out for a visit. When he returned, the guests refused to eat until they saw him eating first as a sign of hospitality. Despite being angry at this situation, Abu Bakr still showed kindness towards them and explained that the initial state of fury was due to Satan's influence on him. This hadith teaches us that we should always be hospitable towards our guests no matter what situation arises and also strive to overcome our anger in order for us not to be influenced by Satan's temptations. We should also remember that Allah will reward us if we are patient in difficult situations like this one as mentioned in Quran 3:186 “And if you are patient in adversity and conscious of Him - then indeed, that is from the matters [worthy] of determination” .

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