A man going to visit for an hour or half an hour: Is this considered hospitality that the host is obligated to honor?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: A man going to visit for an hour or half an hour, is this considered hospitality that the host is obligated to honor?
Answer:
Hospitality, as you have heard, is for travelers in the deserts or in the villages. As for him going to his friend or to one of his relatives, this is a visit, not hospitality. This is a visit. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: A man going to visit for an hour or half an hour, is this considered hospitality that the host is obligated to honor?
Answer:
Hospitality, as you have heard, is for travelers in the deserts or in the villages. As for him going to his friend or to one of his relatives, this is a visit, not hospitality. This is a visit. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [441 -954] ذهاب الرجل للزيارة لمدة ساعة أو نصف ساعة، هل يعتبر من الضيافة التي يجب على المضيف إكرامه؟ — youtube.com
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