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2ـ رسولُ اللهِ
(صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): الضَّيفُ يَنزِلُ
برِزقِهِ، ويَرتَحِلُ بذُنوبِ أهلِ البيتِ.
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2– The Prophet
(SAWA) said, ‘The guest arrives bringing his own
sustenance and leaves taking away the sins of his
hosts.’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 75, p. 461, no. 14] |
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3ـ رسولُ اللهِ
(صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): الرِّزقُ أسرَعُ
إلى مَن يُطعِمُ الطَّعامَ مِن السِّكِّينِ في
السَّنامِ.
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3- The Prophet
(SAWA) said, 'Sustenance comes to those who feed
others faster than a knife can cut though
flesh.’[al-Mahasin, v. 2, p. 147, no. 1388] |
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4ـ رسولُ اللهِ
(صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): كُلُّ بيتٍ لا
يَدخُلُ فيهِ الضَّيفُ لا تَدخُلُهُ المَلائكةُ.
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4- The Prophet
(SAWA) said, ‘Any house which is not visited by
guests is not visited by angels either.’ |
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5ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ
(عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): مَن آتاهُ اللّهُ مالاً
فَلْيَصِلْ بهِ القَرابَةَ، ولْيُحسِنْ مِنهُ
الضِّيافَةَ .
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5– Imam Ali (AS)
said, ‘He who has been granted wealth by Allah must
use it to maintain relations with his kin and to
entertain guests.’[Nahj al-Balagha, Sermon 142] |
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6ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ
(عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) ـ لَمّا رُئيَ حَزينا فسُئلَ عن
عِلَّتِهِ ـ: لِسَبعٍ أتَتْ لَم يَضِفْ إلَينا ضَيفٌ .
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6– Imam Ali (AS)
was once seen sad and asked the reason for it, so he
replied, ‘Because it has been seven days since we
have had no guests.’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 41, p. 28,
no. 1] |
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مَن يَنبَغي
ضِيافَتُهُ
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People Who One
Should Invite as Guests
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7ـ رسولُ اللهِِ
(صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): أضِفْ بِطَعامِكَ
مَن تُحِبُّ في اللّهِ.
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7– The Prophet
(SAWA) said, ‘Invite one whom you love in the way of
Allah to partake of your food as a guest.’[Kanz
al-`Ummal, no. 25881] |
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8ـ رسولُ اللهِ
(صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): يُكرَهُ إجابَةُ
مَن يَشهَدُ وَلِيمَتَهُ الأغنياءُ دُونَ الفُقَراءِ .
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8– The Prophet
(SAWA) said, ‘It is an abominable act to accept the
invitation of someone whose banquet is only attended
by the rich and not the poor.’[al-Da`aawat, p. 141,
no. 358] |
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الحَثُّ عَلى
إجابَةِ دَعوَةِ المُؤمِنِ
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Enjoinment of
Accepting the Invitation of a Fellow Believer
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9ـ رسولُ اللهِِ
(صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): أُوصِي الشاهِدَ
مِن اُمَّتي والغائبَ أن يُجِيبَ دَعوَةَ المُسلِمِ ـ
ولَو على خَمسَةِ أميالٍ ـ ؛ فإنّ ذلكَ مِن الدِّينِ.
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9– The Prophet
(SAWA) said, ‘I advise both the present and the
absent ones from my community to accept the
invitation of a fellow Muslim, even if it be five
miles away, for verily that is a part of
religion.’[al-Mahasin, v. 2, p. 180, no. 1510] |
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10ـ رسولُ اللهِ
(صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): مِن الجَفاءِ ...
أن يُدعَى الرَّجُلُ إلى طَعامٍ فلا يُجِيبَ أو
يُجِيبَ فلا يَأكُلَ.
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10– The Prophet
(SAWA) said, ‘It is loathsome that a man be invited
to a meal and does not accept, or accepts but does
not eat.’[Qurb al-Isnad, p. 160, no. 583] |
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11ـ رسولُ اللهِ
(صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ) ـ لأبي ذَرٍّ وهُو
يَعِظُهُ ـ: لا تَأكُل طَعامَ الفاسِقِينَ.
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11– The Prophet
(SAWA) said to Abu Dharr, exhorting him, ‘Do not
partake of the food of corrupt people.’[Bihar
al-Anwar, v. 77, p. 84, no. 3] |
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التَّكلُّفُ
لِلضَّيفِ
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Making a Special
Effort for One’s Guest
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12ـ رسولُ اللهِِ
(صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): كَفى بِالمَرءِ
إثماً أن يَستَقِلَّ ما يُقَرِّبُ إلى إخوانِهِ، وكَفى
بِالقَومِ إثما أن يَستَقِلُّوا ما يُقَرِّبُهُ
إلَيهِم أخُوهُم.
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12– The Prophet
(SAWA) said, ‘It is enough of a sin for a man to
deem that which brings him close to his fellow
brothers as burdensome, and it is enough of a sin
for a people to deem burdensome that which draws a
fellow brother close to them.’[al-Mahasin, v. 2, p.
186, no. 1533] |
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13ـ رسولُ اللهِ
(صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): لا يَتَكَلَّفَنَّ
أحَدٌ لِضَيفِهِ ما لا يَقدِرُ .
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13– The Prophet
(SAWA) said, ‘No one should go to troubles that they
cannot afford for a guest.’[Kanz al-`Ummal, no.
25876] |
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14ـ الإمامُ
الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): إذا أتاكَ أخُوك
فَآتِهِ بما عِندَك، وإذا دَعَوتَهُ فَتَكَلَّفْ لَهُ
.
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14– Imam al-Sadiq
(AS) said, ‘If your brother comes to your house
[uninvited] then offer him whatever you have in the
house, and if you invite him, then make a special
effort for him.’[al-Mahasin, v. 2, p. 179, no. 1506] |
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15ـ الإمامُ
الرِّضا (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): دَعا رجُلٌ أميرَ
المؤمنينَ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) فقالَ لَهُ: قد
أجَبتُكَ على أن تَضمَنَ لي ثلاثَ خِصالٍ . قال: وما
هِيَ يا أميرَ المؤمنينَ ؟ قال: لا تُدخِلْ عَلَيَّ
شيئاً مِن خارِجٍ، ولا تَدَّخِرْ عَنّي شيئاً في
البيتِ، ولا تُجحِفْ بالعِيالِ . قالَ: ذاكَ لكَ يا
أميرَ المؤمنينَ، فأجابَهُ عليُّ بنُ أبي طالبٍ
(عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ).
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15– Imam al-Rida
(AS) narrated, ‘A man once invited the Commander of
the Faithful, Ali (AS) for a meal, so Imam said to
him, ‘I will accept your invitation provided you
fulfil three conditions.’ The man asked, ‘And what
are they, O Commander of the Faithful?’ to which he
replied, ‘Do not bring any special food from outside
for me, do not preserve anything in the house
especially for me, and do not impose any difficulty
on your family.’ The man replied, ‘You shall have
that O Commander of the Faithful’ and Ali b. Abi
Talib accepted his invitation.’[`Uyoun Akhbar
al-Ridha (AS), v. 2, p. 42, no. 138] |
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أدَبُ الضِّيافَةِ
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The Etiquette of
Hospitality
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16ـ رسولُ اللهِِ
(صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): مَن أحَبَّ أن
يُحِبَّهُ اللّهُ ورسولُهُ فَليَأكُلْ مَعَ ضَيفِهِ.
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16– The Prophet
(SAWA) said, ‘Whoever wants to be loved by Allah and
His Prophet should eat with his guest.’[Tanbih
al-Khawatir, v. 2, p. 116] |
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17ـ رسولُ اللهِ
(صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): إذا دُعِيَ
أحَدُكُم إلى طَعامٍ فلا يَستَتبِعَنَّ وَلَدَهُ؛
فإنّهُ إن فَعَلَذلكَ كانَ حَراماً ودَخَلَ عاصياً.
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17– The Prophet
(SAWA) said, ‘When one of you is invited for a meal,
he must not bring along his son with him too, for
verily it is prohibited for him to do so and he
enters the house unlawfully.’[al-Mahasin, v. 2, p.
181, no. 1515] |
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18ـ رسولُ اللهِ
(صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): الضَّيفُ يُلطَفُ
لَيلَتَينِ، فإذا كانتِ اللَّيلةُ الثالثةُ فهُو مِن
أهلِ البيتِ يَأكُلُ ما أدرَكَ.
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18– The Prophet
(SAWA) said, ‘A guest may expect to be honoured for
two nights, then from the third night onwards he is
considered to be one of the family and must eat
whatever he gets.’[al-Kafi, v. 6, p. 183, no. 6] |
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19ـ رسولُ اللهِ
(صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): الضِّيافَةُ أوَّلُ
يَومٍ والثاني والثالثُ، وما بعدَ ذلكَ فإنّها صَدَقةٌ
تَصَدّق بها علَيهِ.
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19– The Prophet
(SAWA) said, ‘Hospitality towards a guest is
incumbent for the first day, the second day and the
third day. After that, anything you give him is
considered as charity towards him on your
behalf.’[al-Kafi, v. 6, p. 183, no. 2] |
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20ـ رسولُ اللهِ
(صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): الوَليمَةُ أوَّلُ
يومٍ حَقٌّ، والثاني مَعروفٌ، وما زادَ رياءٌ
وسُمعَةٌ.
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20– The Prophet
(SAWA) said, ‘Hosting a banquet the first day is
reasonable, the second day is an act of courtesy,
and any more than that is showing-off and seeking
repute.’[al-Kafi, v. 5, p. 368, no. 4] |
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21ـ الإمامُ
الباقرُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): إذا دَخَلَ أحَدُكُم على
أخيهِ في رَحلِهِ فَلْيَقعُدْ حيثُ يَأمُرُ صاحِبُ
الرَّحلِ؛فإنّ صاحِبَ الرَّحلِأعرَفُ بِعَورَةِ
بَيتِهِ مِنالداخِلِ علَيهِ.
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21– Imam al-Baqir
(AS) said, ‘When someone enters the house of his
fellow brother, he must sit wherever the host tells
him to sit for the owner of the house knows the
flaws of his own house better than the guest.’[Bihar
al-Anwar, v. 75, p. 451, no. 2] |
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22ـ ابنِ أبي
يَعفورٍ: رأيتُ عِند أبي عبدِ اللّهِ (عَلَيهِ
الّسَلامُ) ضَيفاً، فقامَ يَوماً في بعضِ الحَوائج،
فنَهاهُ عن ذلكَ، وقامَ بنفسِهِ إلى تلك الحاجَةِ،
وقالَ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): نَهى رسولُ اللّهِ
(صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ) عَن أن يُستَخدَمَ
الضَّيفُ.
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