they have set this standard that the amount of respect and hospitality they are extended by someone, the same they extend to them. In this way, an act of worship like hospitality has been made a saying ‘as you sow so shall you reap’. Hospitality is a nice act of worship, Sunnah of Prophets عَـلَـيْـهِمُ الـصَّلٰوةُ وَالـسَّـلَام and an act of reward and excellence. Similarly, nowadays such people are also found who offer hospitality if they are offered hospitality, but if they are not offered hospitality, so they do not offer hospitality either. Such people should take advice from this blessed Hadees: Sayyiduna Maalik Bin Nafar     رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ has stated: Once I humbly said: Ya Rasoolallah صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم! Please tell me, I went to a person, he did not extend hospitality to me, now if he comes to me, so should I extend hospitality to him or should I do as he did? It was replied: No! Instead you extend hospitality to him!

(Sunan-ut-Tirmizi, vol. 3, pp. 405, Hadees 2013)

Likewise, it is also seen during hospitality in our society that the people who we may come into contact in future, especially those ones with whom some vested interest are attached are especially respected and hospitality is extended to such people, but the people, who do not come into our contact much or we have little to do with them, are not paid more attention, nor is more importance given to their hospitality. Regarding hospitality everyone should be treated according to their ranks and status and every guest should be treated with utmost respect.

Types of guests!

Remember! There are different types of guests. Every one of them has their own rights and manners that should be taken into consideration. Some guests are of this type who visit us for a few hours and leave after taking tea, there is no need to do especial arrangement for them whereas some guests are of this type who we invite to any event or occasion of wedding ceremony, ‘Aqeeqah etc. At the time of feasts, the rich and poor both should be treated equally with the same arrangement without any distinction in food and respect. Lest the wealthy and influential people should be treated with special respect and comfort and to be served with excellent food, on the other hand, the poor are served with simple food. People should not be treated in this