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Sahih al-Bukhari 6673 (Book 83, Hadith 51) #6418
Generosity and Hospitality in Islam

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) taught that it is important to be generous and hospitable, even if it means sacrificing an animal for a guest.

Narrated Al-Bara bin Azib that once he had a guest, so he told his family (on the Day of Id-ul-Adha) that they should slaughter the animal for sacrifice before he returned from the ('Id) prayer in order that their guest could take his meal. So his family slaughtered (the animal ) before the prayer. Then they mentioned that event to the Prophet who ordered Al-Bara to slaughter another sacrifice. Al-Bara' said to the Prophet ﷺ , "I have a young milch she-goat which is better than two sheep for slaughtering". (The sub-narrator, Ibn 'Aun used to say, "I don't know whether the permission (to slaughter a she-goat as a sacrifice) was especially given to Al-Bara' or if it was in general for all the Muslims")
قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ كَتَبَ إِلَىَّ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عَوْنٍ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، قَالَ قَالَ الْبَرَاءُ بْنُ عَازِبٍ وَكَانَ عِنْدَهُمْ ضَيْفٌ لَهُمْ فَأَمَرَ أَهْلَهُ أَنْ يَذْبَحُوا قَبْلَ أَنْ يَرْجِعَ، لِيَأْكُلَ ضَيْفُهُمْ، فَذَبَحُوا قَبْلَ الصَّلاَةِ، فَذَكَرُوا ذَلِكَ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يُعِيدَ الذَّبْحَ‏.‏ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ عِنْدِي عَنَاقٌ جَذَعٌ، عَنَاقُ لَبَنٍ هِيَ خَيْرٌ مِنْ شَاتَىْ لَحْمٍ‏.‏ فَكَانَ ابْنُ عَوْنٍ يَقِفُ فِي هَذَا الْمَكَانِ عَنْ حَدِيثِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، وَيُحَدِّثُ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِيرِينَ بِمِثْلِ هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ، وَيَقِفُ فِي هَذَا الْمَكَانِ وَيَقُولُ لاَ أَدْرِي أَبَلَغَتِ الرُّخْصَةُ غَيْرَهُ أَمْ لاَ‏.‏ رَوَاهُ أَيُّوبُ عَنِ ابْنِ سِيرِينَ عَنْ أَنَسٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ ‏.‏
TOPICS
generosity  *  hospitality  *  sacrifice  *  slaughter  *  ihsan  *  khidmah

QUICK LESSONS:
Be generous and hospitable towards your guests; provide them with food or other necessities they may need during their stay with you; show kindness towards others; sacrifice something valuable or precious if necessary for your guests' comfort .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks of the importance of generosity and hospitality in Islam. It tells the story of Al-Bara bin Azib, who was visited by a guest on the day of Eid al-Adha. To show his hospitality, he told his family to slaughter an animal for sacrifice before he returned from prayer so that his guest could have a meal. When they mentioned this event to the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), he ordered Al-Bara to slaughter another sacrifice as well. This shows us how important it is to be generous and hospitable towards our guests, even if it means sacrificing something valuable or precious. In Islam, we are taught that being kind and generous towards others is one of the most noble acts we can do as Muslims. We should always strive to make our guests feel welcome in our homes by providing them with food or other necessities they may need during their stay with us.

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