الضِّيافَةُ Hospitality

1ـ رسولُ اللهِ‏ِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): مَن كانَ يُؤمِنُ بِاللّه‏ِ واليَومِ الآخِرِ فَلْيُكرِمْ ضَيفَهُ.

1– The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘He who has faith in Allah and the Last Day must honour his guest.’[Jami`a al-Akhbar, p. 377, no. 1053]
 

2ـ رسولُ اللهِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): الضَّيفُ يَنزِلُ برِزقِهِ، ويَرتَحِلُ بذُنوبِ أهلِ البيتِ.

2– The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘The guest arrives bringing his own sustenance and leaves taking away the sins of his hosts.’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 75, p. 461, no. 14]
 

3ـ رسولُ اللهِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): الرِّزقُ أسرَعُ إلى مَن يُطعِمُ الطَّعامَ مِن السِّكِّينِ في السَّنامِ.

3- The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Sustenance comes to those who feed others faster than a knife can cut though flesh.’[al-Mahasin, v. 2, p. 147, no. 1388]
 

4ـ رسولُ اللهِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): كُلُّ بيتٍ لا يَدخُلُ فيهِ الضَّيفُ لا تَدخُلُهُ المَلائكةُ.

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

5ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): مَن آتاهُ اللّه‏ُ مالاً فَلْيَصِلْ بهِ القَرابَةَ، ولْيُحسِنْ مِنهُ الضِّيافَةَ .

5– 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.’[Nahj al-Balagha, Sermon 142]
 

6ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) ـ لَمّا رُئيَ حَزينا فسُئلَ عن عِلَّتِهِ ـ: لِسَبعٍ أتَتْ لَم يَضِفْ إلَينا ضَيفٌ .

6– 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.’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 41, p. 28, no. 1]