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ahmad:3680ʿAmmār b. Muḥammad > al-Hajarī > Abū al-Aḥwaṣ > ʿAbdullāh

“When the servant of anyone of you brings his food, let him make him sit down with him or give him some of it, for he is the one who put up with its heat and smoke.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3291)   

أحمد:٣٦٨٠حَدَّثَنَا عَمَّارُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْهَجَرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي الْأَحْوَصِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا جَاءَ خَادِمُ أَحَدِكُمْ بِطَعَامِهِ فَلْيَبْدَأْ بِهِ فَلْيُطْعِمْهُ أَوْ لِيُجْلِسْهُ مَعَهُ فَإِنَّهُ وَلِيَ حَرَّهُ وَدُخَانَهُ  


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ibnmajah:3289Muḥammad b. ʿAbdullāh b. Numayr from my father > Ismāʿīl b. Abū Khālid from his father > Abū Hurayrah

“I heard Abu Hurairah say: ‘The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “When the servant of anyone of you brings him his food, let him make him sit by his side and eat with him, and if he refuses then let him give him some.”  

ابن ماجة:٣٢٨٩حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ أَبِي خَالِدٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ يَقُولُ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا جَاءَ أَحَدَكُمْ خَادِمُهُ بِطَعَامِهِ فَلْيُجْلِسْهُ فَلْيَأْكُلْ مَعَهُ فَإِنْ أَبَى فَلْيُنَاوِلْهُ مِنْهُ  

ibnmajah:3291ʿAlī b. al-Mundhir > Muḥammad b. Fuḍayl > Ibrāhīm al-Hajarī > Abū al-Aḥwaṣ > ʿAbdullāh

“When the servant of anyone of you brings his food, let him make him sit down with him or give him some of it, for he is the one who put up with its heat and smoke.”  

ابن ماجة:٣٢٩١حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْمُنْذِرِ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ فُضَيْلٍ حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ الْهَجَرِيُّ عَنْ أَبِي الأَحْوَصِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا جَاءَ خَادِمُ أَحَدِكُمْ بِطَعَامِهِ فَلْيُقْعِدْهُ مَعَهُ أَوْ لِيُنَاوِلْهُ مِنْهُ فَإِنَّهُ هُوَ الَّذِي وَلِيَ حَرَّهُ وَدُخَانَهُ  

ahmad:4257Abū Ḥaddathak ʿAmr b. Mujammiʿ > Ibrāhīm al-Hajarī > Abū al-Aḥwaṣ > ʿAbdullāh b. Masʿūd

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said: "When one of you servant brings his food, let him sit close to you and feed him. For he is your brother and companion."  

أحمد:٤٢٥٧قَرَأْتُ عَلَى أَبِي حَدَّثَكَ عَمْرُو بْنُ مُجَمِّعٍ أَخْبَرَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ الْهَجَرِيُّ عَنْ أَبِي الْأَحْوَصِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ إِذَا أَتَى أَحَدَكُمْ خَادِمُهُ بِطَعَامِهِ فَلْيُدْنِهِ فَلْيُقْعِدْهُ عَلَيْهِ أَوْ لِيُلْقِمْهُ؛ فَإِنَّهُ وَلِيَ حَرَّهُ وَدُخَانَهُ  

ahmad:4266my father > ʿAlī > al-Hajarī > Abū al-Aḥwaṣ > ʿAbdullāh

“When the servant of anyone of you brings his food, let him make him sit down with him or give him some of it, for he is the one who put up with its heat and smoke.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3291)  

أحمد:٤٢٦٦قَرَأْتُ عَلَى أَبِي حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيٌّ عَنْ الْهَجَرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي الْأَحْوَصِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا جَاءَ أَحَدَكُمْخَادِمُهُ بِطَعَامِهِ فَلْيُقْعِدْهُ مَعَهُ أَوْ لِيُنَاوِلْهُ مِنْهُ فَإِنَّهُ وَلِيَ حَرَّهُ وَدُخَانَهُ  

ahmad:10125Yaḥyá > Ismāʿīl from his father > Abū Hurayrah

[Machine] On the authority of the Prophet ﷺ, he said, "When the servant of one of you brings his food, let him invite him to eat with him. If he does not invite him, then let him share it with him."  

أحمد:١٠١٢٥حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى عَنِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ عَنِ أَبِيهِ عَنِ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ إِذَا جَاءَ خَادِمُ أَحَدِكُمْ بِطَعَامِهِ فَلْيُجْلِسْهُ مَعَهُ فَإِنْ لَمْ يُجْلِسْهُ فَلْيُنَاوِلْهُ مِنْهُ  

darimi:2117Yaʿlá > Ismāʿīl b. Abū Khālid from his father > Abū Hurayrah

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When your servant brings you food, make him sit and if he refuses, then serve him."  

الدارمي:٢١١٧حَدَّثَنَا يَعْلَى حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ أَبِي خَالِدٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِذَا جَاءَ خَادِمُ أَحَدِكُمْ بِالطَّعَامِ فَلْيُجْلِسْهُ فَإِنْ أَبَى فَلْيُنَاوِلْهُ»  

suyuti:1593a

“When the servant of anyone of you brings his food, let him make him sit down with him or give him some of it, for he is the one who put up with its heat and smoke.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3291)   

السيوطي:١٥٩٣a

"إذَا جَاءَ خادمُ أحَدكُمْ بطعَامه فليُقْعدْهُ مَعَه أو ليُنَاولْهُ منْهُ؛ فإِنَّهُ هُوَ الذي وَلِيَ حَرَّه ودُخَانَهُ" .  

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