Sahih al-Bukhari 6140

Hadith text

Narrated `Abdur-Rahman bin Abu Bakr:Abu Bakr invited a group of people and told me, "Look after your guests." Abu Bakr added, I am going to visit the Prophet (ﷺ) and you should finish serving them before I return." `Abdur-Rahman said, So I went at once and served them with what was available at that time in the house and requested them to eat." They said, "Where is the owner of the house (i.e., Abu Bakr)?" `Abdur-Rahman said, "Take your meal." They said, "We will not eat till the owner of the house comes." `Abdur-Rahman said, "Accept your meal from us, for if my father comes and finds you not having taken your meal yet, we will be blamed severely by him, but they refused to take their meals . So I was sure that my father would be angry with me. When he came, I went away (to hide myself) from him. He asked, "What have you done (about the guests)?" They informed him the whole story. Abu Bakr called, "O `Abdur Rahman!" I kept quiet. He then called again. "O `Abdur-Rahman!" I kept quiet and he called again, "O ignorant (boy)! I beseech you by Allah, if you hear my voice, then come out!" I came out and said, "Please ask your guests (and do not be angry with me)." They said, "He has told the truth; he brought the meal to us." He said, "As you have been waiting for me, by Allah, I will not eat of it tonight." They said, "By Allah, we will not eat of it till you eat of it." He said, I have never seen a night like this night in evil. What is wrong with you? Why don't you accept your meals of hospitality from us?" (He said to me), "Bring your meal." I brought it to him, and he put his hand in it, saying, "In the name of Allah. The first (state of fury) was because of Satan." So Abu Bakr ate and so did his guests

Abdur Rahman bin Abu Bakr bataate hain: Abu Bakr ne kuch logon ko dawat di aur mujhse kaha, 'Apne mehmaanon ka khayaal rakho.' Abu Bakr ne kaha, 'Main Nabi (SAW) se milne jaa raha hoon, aur mere wapas aane se pehle tumhein unhein khaana khilaana khatam kar dena chaahiye.' Abdur Rahman ne kaha, 'To main foran gaya aur unhein ghar mein us waqt jo bhi maujood tha wo khilaaya aur unhein khaane ki darkhwaast ki.' Unhone kaha, 'Ghar ka maalik (yaani Abu Bakr) kahaan hai?' Abdur Rahman ne kaha, 'Apna khaana khaao.' Unhone kaha, 'Hum tab tak nahi khaayenge jab tak ghar ka maalik na aa jaaye.' Abdur Rahman ne kaha, 'Hamse apna khaana qubool karo, kyunke agar mere waalid aakar dekhein ke tumne abhi tak khaana nahi khaaya, to unhein humpar bahut gussa aayega,' magar unhone khaana khaane se inkaar kiya. To mujhe yaqeen ho gaya ke mere waalid mujhse naaraaz honge. Jab wo aaye, main unse (chhupne ke liye) chala gaya. Unhone pucha, 'Tumne (mehmaanon ke baare mein) kya kiya?' Unhone (mehmaanon ne) unhein poori kahaani bataayi. Abu Bakr ne pukaara, 'Aye Abdur Rahman!' Main khaamosh raha. Phir unhone dobara pukaara, 'Aye Abdur Rahman!' Main khaamosh raha aur unhone phir pukaara, 'Aye naadaan (ladke)! Main tumhein Allah ki qasam deta hoon, agar tum meri aawaaz sun rahe ho, to baahar aao!' Main baahar aaya aur kaha, 'Barah-e-meharbaani apne mehmaanon se poochiye (aur mujhpar naaraaz mat hoiye).' Unhone kaha, 'Usne sach kaha; wo hamare paas khaana laaya tha.' Abu Bakr ne kaha, 'Chunke tumne mera intezaar kiya, Allah ki qasam, main aaj raat isme se nahi khaunga.' Unhone kaha, 'Allah ki qasam, hum bhi isme se nahi khaayenge jab tak aap na khaayein.' Unhone kaha, 'Maine kabhi aisi buri raat nahi dekhi. Tumhein kya hua hai? Tum hamari mehmaan-nawaazi ka khaana kyun qubool nahi karte?' (Unhone mujhse kaha,) 'Apna khaana lao.' Main use unke paas laaya, aur unhone usmein apna haath daala, kehte hue, 'Allah ke naam se. Pehli (gusse ki haalat) Shaitaan ki taraf se thi.' To Abu Bakr ne khaaya aur unke mehmaanon ne bhi khaaya.

Sahih al-Bukhari 6140 · Book 78, Hadith 167