The Ruling on Differing in the Treatment of Guests
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Question:
This questioner says: Visitors and guests come to me, and I go to great lengths in honoring some of them and treating them with high regard, while other guests come and I do not make any special effort in how I treat them or in hosting them. Is there any blame in this?
Answer:
Yes. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Place people in their proper stations." People are not all the same. Some have a high standing in knowledge, in doing good, and in offering kindness to people. These people have a high standing. An ordinary person has his rights, but he is not like the one who holds a high position. Yes.
This questioner says: Visitors and guests come to me, and I go to great lengths in honoring some of them and treating them with high regard, while other guests come and I do not make any special effort in how I treat them or in hosting them. Is there any blame in this?
Answer:
Yes. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Place people in their proper stations." People are not all the same. Some have a high standing in knowledge, in doing good, and in offering kindness to people. These people have a high standing. An ordinary person has his rights, but he is not like the one who holds a high position. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/282 — archive.org (3:16)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.