Hadith #158
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أَحْمَدَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ أَبِي الْأَحْوَصِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ الرَّجُلُ أَمُرُّ بِهِ فَلَا يُضَيِّفُنِي وَلَا يَقْرِينِي فَيَمُرُّ بِي فَأَجْزِيهِ قَالَ لَا بَلْ
اقْرِهِ قَالَ فَرَآنِي رَثَّ الْهَيْئَةِ فَقَالَ هَلْ لَكَ مِنْ مَالٍ فَقُلْتُ قَدْ أَعْطَانِي اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ مِنْ كُلِّ الْمَالِ مِنْ الْإِبِلِ وَالْغَنَمِ قَالَ فَلْيُرَ أَثَرُ نِعْمَةِ اللَّهِ عَلَيْكَ
Isnad Chain
أبو أحمد
سفيان
أبي إسحاق
أبي الأحوص
أبيه مالك
English Translation
Abū Aḥmad narrated to us: Sufyān narrated to us, from Abū Isḥāq, from Abū al-Aḥwaṣ, from his father Mālik, he said: I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, I pass by a man who does not host me or offer me hospitality, then he passes by me — shall I repay him [in kind]?' He said: 'No, rather host him.' He saw me in shabby appearance and said: 'Do you have wealth?' I said: 'Allah عز وجل has given me of all kinds of wealth — camels and sheep.' He said: 'Then let the trace of Allah's blessing be seen upon you.'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 33, Hadith 158
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 16596
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-52986