Al-Adab Al-Mufrad
Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 344
Do not honour your guest in a way which will be burdensome for him
Arabic hadith text
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاذٌ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عَوْنٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَ: كَانُوا يَقُولُونَ: لاَ تُكْرِمْ صَدِيقَكَ بِمَا يَشُقُّ عَلَيْهِ.
Translation
Ibn 'Awn reported, "They used to say, 'Do not honour your guest in a way which will be burdensome for him.'"