Volume 8, Book 73, Number 155:
Narrated ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr:
Allah’s Apostle entered upon me and said, “Have I not been informed that you offer prayer all the
night and fast the whole day?” I said, “Yes.” He said, “Do not do so; Offer prayer at night and also
sleep; Fast for a few days and give up fasting for a few days because your body has a right on you,
and your eye has a right on you, and your guest has a right on you, and your wife has a right on you.
I hope that you will have a long life, and it is sufficient for you to fast for three days a month as the
reward of a good deed, is multiplied ten times, that means, as if you fasted the whole year.” I insisted
(on fasting more) so I was given a hard instruction. I said, “I can do more than that (fasting)” The
Prophet said, “Fast three days every week.” But as I insisted (on fasting more) so I was burdened. I
said, “I can fast more than that.” The Prophet said, “Fast as Allah’s prophet David used to fast.” I said,
“How was the fasting of the prophet David?” The Prophet said, “One half of a year (i.e. he used to fast
on alternate days). ‘
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 156:
Narrated Abu Shuraih Al-Ka’bi:
Allah’s Apostle said, Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day, should serve his guest gener –
ously. The guest’s reward is: To provide him with a superior type of food for a night and a day and a
guest is to be entertained with food for three days, and whatever is offered beyond that, is regarded
as something given in charity. And it is not lawful for a guest to stay with his host for such a long
period so as to put him in a critical position.”
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 157:
Narrated Malik:
Similarly as above (156) adding, “Who believes in Allah and the Last Day should talk what is good
or keep quiet.” (i.e. abstain from dirty and evil talk, and should think before uttering).
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Volume 8, Book 73, Number 158:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, “Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day, should not hurt his neighbor and
whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day, should serve his guest generously and whoever believes
in Allah and the Last Day, should talk what is good or keep quiet.”
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 143:
Narrated Ibn ‘Umar:
The Prophet said, “The example of a believer is like a green tree, the leaves of which do not fall.”
The people said. “It is such-and-such tree: It is such-and-such tree.” I intended to say that it was the
datepalm tree, but I was a young boy and felt shy (to answer). The Prophet said, “It is the date-palm
tree.” Ibn ‘Umar added, ” I told that to ‘Umar who said, ‘Had you said it, I would have preferred it to
such-and such a thing.”
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 159:
Narrated Uqba bin ‘Amir:
We said, “O Allah’s Apostle! You send us out and it happens that we have to stay with such people
as do not entertain us. What do you think about it?” Allah’s Apostle said to us, “If you stay with some
people and they entertain you as they should for a guest, accept is; but if they do not do then you
should take from them the right of the guest, which they ought to give.”
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 144:
Narrated Thabit:
that he heard Anas saying, “A woman came to the Prophet offering herself to him in marriage,
saying, “Have you got any interest in me (i.e. would you like to marry me?)” Anas’s daughter said,
“How shameless that woman was!” On that Anas said, “She is better than you for, she presented her –
self to Allah’s Apostle (for marriage).”
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Volume 8, Book 73, Number 160:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, “Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day, should serve his guest generously;
and whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day, should unite the bond of kinship (i.e. keep good re –
lation with his Kith and kin); and whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day, should talk what is
good or keep quit. “