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Manners of Hospitality
them.”[1]
Look here! We have been commanded to honour the guest! What does this honour mean? Which actions should we perform for our guest so that it is called "honouring" them? Regarding this, the Holy Quran mentions the matchless hospitality of a great host.
The Unique Hospitality of Sayyidunā Ibrāhīm عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام
Sayyidunā Ibrāhīmعَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام is a Prophet and Friend (Khalīl) of Allah Almighty. He is called Abū al-Ḍayfān (meaning the father of guests). It is mentioned about Sayyidunā Ibrāhīmعَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام that he was very hospitable. It was his blessed habit that he would never eat alone. When a guest came, he would eat with them. If a guest did not come, he would go out himself to find someone, bring the guest back, and eat with them.
Once, some angels of Allah Almighty visited the home of Sayyidunā Ibrāhīm عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام in human form. Since they were in human form and were guests, Sayyidunā Ibrāhīm عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام did not recognize them. What happened next? Allah states:
فَرَاغَ اِلٰۤى اَهْلِهٖ فَجَآءَ بِعِجْلٍ سَمِیْنٍۙ(۲۶) فَقَرَّبَهٗۤ اِلَیْهِمْ
Then he went towards his family and brought a fattened, ˹roasted˺ calf. So he placed it near them,[2]
This means that when these angels arrived, they were in human form. Sayyidunā Ibrāhīm عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام did not even recognize them. Despite this, he did not ask for their names or where they came from. He quickly made them sit in
BOOK TOPIC
- Eid Comes After Ramadan
- “Manners of Hospitality”
- Eid is the Day of Forgiveness
- Greet with Eid Mubarak!
- The Eid of a Saint
- Manners of Hospitality
- Hospitality is a Demand of Faith
- Encouragement to Prepare Three Beds
- A Sign of a Good Person
- Allah Almighty Gives Good Character to whom He Wills
- Unique Hospitality, Amazing Reward
- Blessings Rush to the Home
- Angels Pray for One Year
- The Guest Becomes a Means of Forgiveness
- The Etiquettes of Hospitality
- How to Respect a Guest
- The Unique Hospitality of Sayyidunā Ibrāhīm عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام
- The First Etiquette: Show Hospitality to Everyone
- The Second Etiquette: Be Quick in Hosting
- Six Things in Which Speed is Necessary
- The Third Etiquette: Serve with your own hands
- Some Further Etiquettes of Hospitality
- An Essential Etiquette of Hospitality
- Must Perform Īṣāl al-Thawāb
- Lights will Enter the Grave
- A Brief Introduction to Imam al-Bukhārī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه
- Encouragement for the Six Fasts after Eid
