Al-Adab Al-Mufrad

Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 744

Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ، قَالَ‏:‏ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنِ الْمِقْدَامِ أَبِي كَرِيمَةَ الشَّامِيِّ قَالَ‏:‏ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم‏:‏ لَيْلَةُ الضَّيْفِ حَقٌّ وَاجِبٌ عَلَى كُلِّ مُسْلِمٍ، فَمَنْ أَصْبَحَ بِفِنَائِهِ فَهُوَ دَيْنٌ عَلَيْهِ إِنْ شَاءَ، فَإِنْ شَاءَ اقْتَضَاهُ، وَإِنْ شَاءَ تَرَكَهُ‏.‏

Translation

Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.

Al-Miqdam Abu Karimah ash-Shami said: The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: “A guest’s night is a binding right upon every Muslim. If a guest spends the morning in his courtyard, it is a debt owed by the host; if the guest wishes, he may claim it, and if he wishes, he may leave it.”

Notes and open questions — unreviewed
  • فَمَنْ أَصْبَحَ بِفِنَائِهِ فَهُوَ دَيْنٌ عَلَيْهِ

    The Arabic says that whoever spends the morning in the host’s courtyard is a debt owed by the host; it does not specify a morning meal.

    Please check the added reference to a meal against the Arabic.