Stories from Early Islam — Page 125
Feeding the Guest in Darkness A guest is always welcome and honoured in a Muslim family. Arabs are famous for their hospitality. Even before the advent of the Holy Prophet saw, hospitality was their national virtue. They would show great consideration and would slaughter the best animal for their guest. Once a stranger came to Madinah. He went straight to the mosque where the Holy Prophet saw was sitting and told him that he was hungry. The Holy Prophet saw sent somebody to inquire whether there was any food in his house for the guest who had arrived. The reply came that there was nothing but water in the house. The Holy Prophet saw then inquired from his