17/159. Chapter:
Do not honour your guest in a way which will be burdensome for him
Al-Adab Al-Mufrad : 344
Al-Adab Al-MufradHadith Number 344
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاذٌ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عَوْنٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَ: كَانُوا يَقُولُونَ: لاَ تُكْرِمْ صَدِيقَكَ بِمَا يَشُقُّ عَلَيْهِ.
Ibn 'Awn reported, "They used to say, 'Do not honour your guest in a way which will be burdensome for him.'"
Reference : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 344In-book reference : Book 17, Hadith 1English translation : Book 17, Hadith 344
