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9 November 2026 29 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH

Bulugh al-Maram 1212

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Hadith 1212
وَعَنْهُ قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-{ إِذَا دُعِيَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيُجِبْ ; فَإِنْ كَانَ صَائِمًا فَلْيُصَلِّ , وَإِنْ كَانَ مُفْطِرًا فَلْيُطْعَمْ } أَخْرَجَهُ مُسْلِمٌ أَيْضًا 1‏ .‏‏1 ‏- صحيح .‏ رواه مسلم ( 1431 )‏ .‏ وقوله : "فليصل" جاء مفسرا في الرواية من بعض رواته " بالدعاء " كما عند البيهقي في " الكبرى " ( 7 / 263 )‏.‏

Narrated Narrated:

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), "When one of you is invited (to a meal) he must accept. If he is fasting he should pray (i.e. make supplication for the host) and if he is not fasting he should eat."
Bulugh al-Maram 1212

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Hadith 1211
وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-{ شَرُّ اَلطَّعَامِ طَعَامُ اَلْوَلِيمَةِ: يُمْنَعُهَا مَنْ يَأْتِيهَا , وَيُدْعَى إِلَيْهَا مَنْ يَأْبَاهَا , وَمَنْ لَمْ يُجِبِ اَلدَّعْوَةَ فَقَدْ عَصَى اَللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ } أَخْرَجَهُ مُسْلِمٌ 1‏ .‏‏1 ‏- صحيح .‏ رواه مسلم (1432)‏ (110)‏ .‏ قلت : ورواه البخاري (5177)‏ ، ومسلم (14532)‏ (107)‏ بنحوه ، ولكن موقوفا على أبي هريرة ، وله حكم الرفع كما ذكر ذلك الحافظ في "الفتح" (9/ 244)‏.‏

Narrated Narrated Abu Hurairah (RA):

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "The worst kind of food is that at a wedding feast from which those who come (i.e. the poor) are turned away, and to which those who refuse (i.e. the rich) are invited. If anyone does not accept an invitation he has disobeyed Allah and His Messenger."
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Hadith 1213
وَلَهُ مِنْ حَدِيثِ جَابِرٍ نَحْوُهُ .‏ وَقَالَ : { فَإِنْ شَاءَ طَعِمَ وَإِنْ شَاءَ تَرَكَ } 1‏ .‏‏1 ‏- صحيح .‏ رواه مسلم (1430)‏.‏

Narrated Muslim has something similar to the above from the Hadith of Jabir (RA), it goes:

"If he wishes he may eat, and if he wishes he may leave (the food alone)."
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Hadith 1210
وَلِمُسْلِمٍ : { إِذَا دَعَا أَحَدُكُمْ أَخَاهُ , فَلْيُجِبْ; عُرْسًا كَانَ أَوْ نَحْوَهُ } 1‏ .‏‏1 ‏- مسلم برقم (1429)‏ (100)‏.‏

Narrated Muslims has:

"When one of you invites his brother, he must respond (i.e. attend), whether it is a wedding or something similar."