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Sunan Abi Dawud 3804 (Book 28, Hadith 69) #24094
Hospitality and Taking Advantage

SUMMARY: One should not take advantage of people who are unable to provide hospitality, and if one is a guest of such people, they are entitled to take the equivalent of the hospitality due to them.

Narrated Al-Miqdam ibn Ma'dikarib: The Prophet said: Beware, the fanged beast of prey is not lawful, nor the domestic asses, nor the find from the property of a man with whom treaty has been concluded, except that he did not need it. If anyone is a guest of people who provide no hospitality for him, he is entitled to take from them the equivalent of the hospitality due to him.
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُصَفَّى الْحِمْصِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، عَنِ الزُّبَيْدِيِّ، عَنْ مَرْوَانَ بْنِ رُؤْبَةَ التَّغْلِبِيِّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي عَوْفٍ، عَنِ الْمِقْدَامِ بْنِ مَعْدِيكَرِبَ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ قَالَ ‏ "‏ أَلاَ لاَ يَحِلُّ ذُو نَابٍ مِنَ السِّبَاعِ وَلاَ الْحِمَارُ الأَهْلِيُّ وَلاَ اللُّقَطَةُ مِنْ مَالِ مُعَاهِدٍ إِلاَّ أَنْ يَسْتَغْنِيَ عَنْهَا وَأَيُّمَا رَجُلٍ ضَافَ قَوْمًا فَلَمْ يَقْرُوهُ فَإِنَّ لَهُ أَنْ يُعْقِبَهُمْ بِمِثْلِ قِرَاهُ

TOPICS
hospitality  *  advantage  *  treaties  *  guests  *  ihtiyat  *  hima  *  musafaha

QUICK LESSONS:
Be generous with your guests; Treat your guests well; Do not exploit people who cannot protect themselves from exploitation; Respect treaties made between parties.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith teaches us about hospitality and taking advantage. The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) warned against taking advantage of those who cannot provide hospitality, such as animals or those with whom treaties have been concluded. He also said that if someone is a guest in a place where they do not receive any hospitality, then they are entitled to take from their hosts the equivalent of what would have been due to them in terms of hospitality. This hadith teaches us that we should be generous with our guests and treat them well, even if we cannot offer much in terms of material goods or services. We should also be mindful not to take advantage of those who cannot provide for us or protect themselves from exploitation.

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