Sahih Muslim Hadith 3508

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[3508] 95 – ( … ) It was narrated ). (…)-0%O that Anas said: "When the Prophet ç married Zainab, Umm Sulaim gave him a gift of LIj:J some Hais in a stone vessel." Al-A hzâb 33:53. Anas said: "The Prophet ; said: 'Go and invite for me whoever you meet of the Muslims.' So I invited for him whomever I met. They started coming in, eating, and leaving, and the Prophet kept his hand on that food and prayed for blessing for it, saying whatever Allah willed he should say. I did not leave anyone whom I met but I invited him, and they ate their fill and left, but a few of them stayed behind and chatted at length. The Prophet felt too shy to say anything to them, so he went out and left them in the house. Then Allah [Most High] revealed the words: "0 you who believe! Enter not the Prophet's houses, unless permission is given to you for a meal, (and then) not (so early as) to wait for its preparation." – Qatâdah said: "Not waiting for the time for food." – "But when you are invited, enter" until he reached "that is purer for your hearts and for their hearts."111 Chapter 16. The Command To Accept Invitations ( JI) (ij.c.. _5iJ WI