Sahih Muslim Hadith 5360 – Honoring Guests

English

[5360] 173 – ( … ) It was narrated from Abü Hurairah that an AnsârI man had a guest one night, and he did not have anything but food for himself and his children. He said to his wife: "Put the children to sleep and extinguish the lamp, then serve what you have to the guest." He said: "And this Verse was revealed: '…And give them (emigrants) preference over themselves even though they were in need of that."