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249 - الضِّيافة

249. HOSPITALITY

1173 - فَضْلُ الضِّيافَةِ

1173. THE VIRTUE OF HOSPITALITY

3766.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَن كانَ يُؤمِنُ بِاللَّهِ واليَومِ الآخِرِ فَلْيُكرِمْ ضَيفَهُ .1

3766.The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘He who has faith in Allah and the Last Day must honour his guest.’2

3767.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : الضَّيفُ يَنزِلُ برِزقِهِ، ويَرتَحِلُ بذُنوبِ أهلِ البيتِ .3

3767.The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘The guest arrives bringing his own sustenance and leaves taking away the sins of his hosts.’4

3768.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : الرِّزقُ أسرَعُ إلى‏ مَن يُطعِمُ الطَّعامَ مِن السِّكِّينِ في السَّنامِ .5

3768.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Sustenance comes to those who feed others faster than a knife can cut though flesh.’6

3769.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : كُلُّ بيتٍ لا يَدخُلُ فيهِ الضَّيفُ لا تَدخُلُهُ المَلائكةُ .7

3769.The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Any house which is not visited by guests is not visited by angels either.’ 8

3770.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : مَن آتاهُ اللَّهُ مالاً فَلْيَصِلْ بهِ القَرابَةَ ، ولْيُحسِنْ مِنهُ الضِّيافَةَ .9

3770.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.’10

3771.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام - لَمّا رُئيَ حَزيناً فسُئلَ عن عِلَّتِهِ - : لِسَبعٍ أتَتْ لَم يَضِفْ إلَينا ضَيفٌ .11

3771. 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.’12

1.جامع الأخبار : ۳۷۷ / ۱۰۵۳ .

2.Jami al-Akhbar, p. ۳۷۷, no. ۱۰۵۳

3.بحار الأنوار : ۷۵ / ۴۶۱ / ۱۴ .

4.Bihar al-Anwar, v. ۷۵, p. ۴۶۱, no. ۱۴

5.المحاسن : ۲ / ۱۴۷ / ۱۳۸۸ .

6.al-Mahasin, v. ۲, p. ۱۴۷, no. ۱۳۸۸

7.جامع الأخبار : ۳۷۸ / ۱۰۵۸ .

8.Jami al-Akhbar, p. ۳۷۸, no. ۱۰۵۸

9.نهج البلاغة : الخطبة ۱۴۲ .

10.Nahj al-Balagha, Sermon ۱۴۲

11.بحار الأنوار : ۴۱ / ۲۸ / ۱ .

12.Bihar al-Anwar, v. ۴۱, p. ۲۸, no. ۱

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