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Sunan Ibn Majah 3306 (Book 29, Hadith 56) #32660
Accepting Invitations and Gifts of Meat

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was always willing to accept invitations to eat meat and would accept it as a gift.

It was narrated that Abu Darda’ said: "The Messenger of Allah was never invited to eat meat but he would respond, and he was never offered meat as a gift but he would accept it".
حَدَّثَنَا الْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ الدِّمَشْقِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ صَالِحٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ عَطَاءٍ الْجَزَرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا مَسْلَمَةُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْجُهَنِيُّ، عَنْ عَمِّهِ أَبِي مَشْجَعَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ، قَالَ مَا دُعِيَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ ـ إِلَى لَحْمٍ قَطُّ إِلاَّ أَجَابَ وَلاَ أُهْدِيَ لَهُ لَحْمٌ قَطُّ إِلاَّ قَبِلَهُ

TOPICS
meat  *  invitation  *  gift  *  acceptance  *  lahm  *  dawah  *  hadiyyah  *  qabool

QUICK LESSONS:
Be gracious when receiving an invitation or a gift from someone else. Do not reject them out of pride or arrogance. Show your appreciation for the gesture by accepting them with humility and gratitude .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about the importance of accepting invitations and gifts with grace. It is narrated that the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, was never invited to eat meat but he would respond positively, and he was never offered meat as a gift but he would accept it. This teaches us that we should always be gracious when receiving an invitation or a gift from someone else. We should not reject them out of pride or arrogance, but instead show our appreciation for the gesture by accepting them with humility and gratitude. Furthermore, this hadith also teaches us that we should not be wasteful with food; if someone offers us something edible such as meat, we should take it in order to avoid wasting it unnecessarily.

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