the Merciful Lord has chosen for good character? Do I have the quality of hospitality? Do I give a warm welcome to the guest coming to my house or not...? If you see yourself as a good host, you should be happy and also thank Allah Almighty. If, God forbid, it is not like this and you do not find yourself to be hospitable, then it is a matter of concern because there is no good in that person who is not a host.

May Allah Almighty grant us the ability to show hospitality in the best way with sincerity.

اٰمِیْنْ بِجَاہِ خاتَمِ النَّبِیّٖن صلَّی اللہُ عَلَیْہ ِوَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّم

Unique Hospitality, Amazing Reward

It is a very famous event; once, a hungry person came to the court of the Holy Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. The Beloved Prophetصَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم  asked in the homes of all the Mothers of the Believers رَضِیَ اللهُ عَنْهَنَّ to see if any food could be found, but there was no food in anyone's house. The Holy Prophetصَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم  said to the Companions رَضِیَ اللهُ عَنْهُم: “May Allah show mercy to the person who makes him a guest.”

Sayyidunā Abū Ṭalḥa Anṣārī رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ stood up and took the guest to his home. Upon reaching home, he asked his wife: “Is there any food in the house?” She said: “There is only a little I have kept for the children.” Sayyidunā Abū Ṭalḥa رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ said: “Put the children to sleep by distracting them. And when the guest sits to eat, get up with the excuse of fixing the lamp and blow it out, so that the guest can eat properly.”

This plan was made so that the guest would not know that the family members were not eating with him; otherwise, he would insist, and since the food was little, the guest would remain hungry. In this way, Sayyidunā Abū Ṭalḥa رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ fed the guest while the family members themselves spent the night hungry.

When it was morning and they appeared in the court of the Merciful Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, who knows the unseen, saw Sayyidunā Abū Ṭalḥa رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ and said: “Last night, a strange thing happened in