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AlGhazalisIhya-Book_of_visitation_habits, page : 19
The Invitation: The host should intend to invite only pious people, not the wicked
or rebellious. The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, said: “The righteous
should eat your food.” In his praise to some of those who had invited him, and he
meant the poor people and not the rich in particular. The Prophet, praise and
peace be upon him, also said: “The worst food is the food of invitations to, which
only the rich people have been invited to the exclusion of the poor.” And one
should not ignore his relatives in his hospitality, as ignoring them is equal to
severing the womb relations. Also one should observe an equal preference
between one‟s friends and acquaintances, because if one is preferred over the
other, the other may be offended. One should not intend by means of his
invitation it to be merely a means of posing, but it is better to gain the hearts one
one‟s brethren.
One should not invite the one who you know will find it difficult to attend, and if he
attends he may be embarrassed by the presence of the others.
The Response has five manners:
or rebellious. The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, said: “The righteous
should eat your food.” In his praise to some of those who had invited him, and he
meant the poor people and not the rich in particular. The Prophet, praise and
peace be upon him, also said: “The worst food is the food of invitations to, which
only the rich people have been invited to the exclusion of the poor.” And one
should not ignore his relatives in his hospitality, as ignoring them is equal to
severing the womb relations. Also one should observe an equal preference
between one‟s friends and acquaintances, because if one is preferred over the
other, the other may be offended. One should not intend by means of his
invitation it to be merely a means of posing, but it is better to gain the hearts one
one‟s brethren.
One should not invite the one who you know will find it difficult to attend, and if he
attends he may be embarrassed by the presence of the others.
The Response has five manners: