عَنْ أَبِي شُرَيْحٍ الكَعْبيِّ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ: «مَنْ كَانَ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ وَاليَوْمِ الآخِرِ فَلْيُكْرِمْ جَارَهُ، وَمَنْ كَانَ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ وَاليَوْمِ الآخِرِ فَلْيُكْرِمْ ضَيْفَهُ جَائِزَتَهُ» قَالَ: وَمَا جَائِزَتُهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ؟ قَالَ: «يَوْمٌ وَلَيْلَةٌ، وَالضِّيَافَةُ ثَلاثَةُ أَيَّامٍ، فَمَا كَانَ وَرَاءَ ذَلِكَ فَهُوَ صَدَقَةٌ عَلَيْهِ، وَمَنْ كَانَ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ وَاليَوْمِ الآخِرِ فَلْيَقُلْ خَيْرًا أَوْ لِيَصْمُتْ».
Abu Shurayḥ al-Ka‘bī narrated that God’s Messenger (peace be upon him) said:
1. Whoever believes in God and the Last Day should be kind to his neighbour.
2. And whoever believes in God and the Last Day should be generously hospitable to his guest. People asked: For how long does generous hospitality last, Messenger of God? He said: One day and night. Hospitality is for three days, and what is beyond that is a ṣadaqah, or charity for the guest.
3. And whoever believes in God and the Last Day should say what is good or remain silent.
Abu Shurayḥ al-Ka‘bī was a distinguished companion of the Prophet and was mostly known by his appellation, Abu Shurayḥ. His name was given variously as KaꜤb ibn ꜤAmr, or ꜤAmr ibn Khuwaylid. Perhaps it is more correct to say that his name was Khuwaylid ibn‘Amr ibn Ṣakhr ibn‘Abd al-‘Uzzā. He was known to be a man of wisdom. He embraced Islam before the takeover of Makkah. He was in the Prophet’s army on the day of the takeover of Makkah, bearing one of the banners of the Ka‘b ibn KhuzāꜤah clan. He then moved to Madinah, where he died in Year 68 AH 688 CE.
