GUEST & HADEES of the Holy Prophet Muhammad [Sallal Laahu Alaieh Wa Salam]

A woman came to
The Prophet ‎ﷺ and complained to him about her husband that he invites too many
guests, and she has become weary from preparing food for them and hosting them.
The Prophet ‎ﷺ did not answer and the woman left.

Sometime later The Prophet ‎ﷺ called the woman’s husband and said,
“I am your guest today.”

The man was so happy he went home and told his wife “The
Prophet of Allāah ‎ﷺ is our guest today.”

His wife was ecstatic and spent time and effort and used every bit
of food to prepare for the arrival of the Most Honored Guest, The Prophet ‎ﷺ.

After the amazing joy of hosting The Prophet ‎ﷺ generously, The
Prophet ‎ﷺ told the man, “Tell your wife to watch the door from which I
leave your home.” 

So, the wife watched the door from which The Prophet ‎ﷺ left her
home and saw all kinds of creatures, scorpions and other harmful creatures
leaving the house behind The Prophet ‎ﷺ, upon which she fainted due to the
immense manifestation and greatness of what she had witnessed.

When she came to The Prophet ‎ﷺ, he said to her, “This is
what happens when the guest leaves your home, with him all kinds of harm,
trials and tribulations and harmful creatures depart from your home, and that
is the wisdom behind being generous to one’s guest and becoming weary doing
so.”GUES

The house in which the guests are frequent, and many is a house
which Allāah ﷻ loves. There is nothing
better than the ‘open house’ for the young and the old. In such a house
descends Allāh’s ﷻ Mercy and Blessings from heaven.

The Prophet ‎ﷺ said, “If Allāah wants good for a people, He
sends them a gift.” They asked “What kind of gift, oh Prophet of
Allāh?” He said, “The guest comes with his own provision, and leaves
with the sins of the people of the house.” 

So, my beloved, know that the guest is the way to Paradise. The
Prophet ‎ﷺ said, “Whoever believes in Allāh and the Last Day must be
generous with his guest.”

Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 5560;
Muslim, 69. This version was narrated by al-Bukhaari.