Al-Adab Al-Mufrad
Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 200
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ أَبِي خَالِدٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ: إِذَا جَاءَ أَحَدَكُمْ خَادِمُهُ بِطَعَامِهِ فَلْيُجْلِسْهُ، فَإِنْ لَمْ يَقْبَلْ فَلْيُنَاوِلْهُ مِنْهُ.
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Musaddad narrated to us. He said: Yahya ibn Sa‘id narrated to us, from Isma‘il ibn Abi Khalid, from his father, from Abu Hurayra, may Allah be pleased with him, from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, who said: ‘When one of you is brought his food by his servant, let him seat the servant with him. If he refuses, let him hand him some of it.’
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The pronouns in the final clause refer to the servant refusing to sit and the person being served handing him some of the food.