Sunan Abi Dawud
Sunan Abi Dawud 3740
Arabic hadith text
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " مَنْ دُعِيَ فَلْيُجِبْ فَإِنْ شَاءَ طَعِمَ وَإِنْ شَاءَ تَرَكَ " .
Translation
Muhammad ibn Kathir narrated to us: Sufyan informed us, from Abu al-Zubayr, from Jabir, who said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Whoever is invited, let him accept. If he wishes, he may eat; and if he wishes, he may leave it.”