The Difference Between a Guest and a Visitor
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The questioner:
We ask Allah for you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: If hospitality is not practiced in the desert and the villages?
The Shaykh:
Yes, I will open the gate.
The questioner:
He says: If hospitality is not practiced except in the desert and the villages, does that mean that if someone comes to my house and I honor him, I do not consider him a guest, and I do not receive the reward for that?
The Shaykh:
No, this is not the case. This is considered a visitor, and the visitor has a right. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “And your visitor has a right over you.” So this is considered a visitor.
We ask Allah for you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: If hospitality is not practiced in the desert and the villages?
The Shaykh:
Yes, I will open the gate.
The questioner:
He says: If hospitality is not practiced except in the desert and the villages, does that mean that if someone comes to my house and I honor him, I do not consider him a guest, and I do not receive the reward for that?
The Shaykh:
No, this is not the case. This is considered a visitor, and the visitor has a right. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “And your visitor has a right over you.” So this is considered a visitor.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [312- 4717] الفرق بين الضيف والزائر - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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