Sahih al-Bukhari 5220 (Book 70, Hadith 62)
“Prepare a meal to which I may invite Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) along with four other men.” So he invited
Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) and four other men, but another man followed them whereupon the Prophet (ﷺ) said,
“You have invited me as one of five guests, but now another man has followed us. If you wish you
can admit him, and if you wish you can refuse him.” On that the host said, “But I admit him.”
Narrated Muhammad bin Isma`il: If guests are sitting at a dining table, they do not have the right to
carry food from other tables to theirs, but they can pass on food from their own table to each other;
otherwise they should leave it.
“ إِنَّكَ دَعَوْتَنَا خَامِسَ خَمْسَةٍ وَهَذَا رَجُلٌ قَدْ تَبِعَنَا، فَإِنْ شِئْتَ أَذِنْتَ لَهُ، وَإِنْ شِئْتَ تَرَكْتَهُ ”. قَالَ بَلْ أَذِنْتُ لَهُ.
قَالَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ سَمِعْتُ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ إِسْمَاعِيْلَ يَقُولُ إِذَا كَانَ الْقَوْمُ عَلَى الْمَائِدَةِ لَيْسَ لَهُمْ أَنْ يُنَاوِلُوا مِنْ مَائِدَةٍ إِلَى مَائِدَةٍ أُخْرَى وَلَكِنْ يُنَاوِلُ بَعْضُهُمْ بَعْضًا فِي تِلْكَ الْمَائِدَةِ أَوْ يَدَعُ
Sahih al-Bukhari 5220 (Book 70, Hadith 62)
The above hadith is from the Sahih al-Buhari collection of hadiths. Compiled by the esteemed Islamic scholar Muḥammad ibn Ismā‘īl al-Bukhārī around 847 CE, Sahih al-Bukhari stands as one of the most revered and authoritative collections within Sunni Islam. This monumental work is a primary component of the Kutub al-Sittah, or the six canonical books of hadith. It is distinguished by its rigorous methodology and is often considered the most authentic book after the Quran. The collection is meticulously organized into 97 chapters, encompassing approximately 7,563 individual narrations of the Prophet Muhammad’s sayings, actions, and approvals, forming a vital foundation for Islamic law and practice.
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