وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه
قال: جاء رجل إلى النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم فقال: إنى مجهود، فأرسل إلى بعض نسائه، فقالت: والذى بعثك بالحق ما عندى إلا ماء، ثم أرسل إلى أخرى، فقالت مثل ذلك، حتى قلن كلهن مثل ذلك: لا والذى بعثك بالحق ما عندى إلا ماء.
فقال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم: «من يضيفه هذا الليلة؟» فقال رجل من الأنصار: أنا يا رسول الله، فانطلق به إلى رحله، فقال لامرأته: أكرمي ضيف رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وفى رواية قال لامرأته: هل عندك شئ؟
قالت: لا، إلا قوت صبيانى. قال: فعلليهن بشئ. وإذا أرادوا العشاء فنوميهم. وإذا دخل ضيفنا فأطفئ السراج وأريه أنا نأكل، فقعدوا وأكل الضيف وبات طاويين، فلما أصبح، غدا على النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم فقال: «لقد عجب الله من صنيعكما بضيفكما الليلة»
A man came to the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) and said; “I am hard pressed by hunger.” He (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) sent a word to one of his wives who replied: “By Him Who has sent you with the Truth, I have nothing except water.” Then he sent the same message to another (wife) and received the same reply. He sent this message to all of them (i.e., his wives) and received the same reply.
Then he (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said, “Who will entertain this (man) as guest?” One of the Ansar said: “O Messenger of Allah, I will.” So he took him home and said to his wife: “Serve the guest of Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam).”Another narration is: The Ansari asked his wife: “Have you got anything?” She answered: “Nothing, except a little food for the children.”
He said: “Keep them busy with something, and when they ask for food put them to sleep. When the guest enters, extinguish the light and give him the impression that we are also eating.” So they sat down and the guest ate and they passed the night hungry. When he came to the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) in the morning, he said to him, “Allah admired what you did with your guest last night.”.