Is this Hadith reliable?
الضيافة ثلاثة أيام، فما زاد فهو صدقة، وكل معروف صدقة
Answer:
Imam Bazzar (rahimahullah) has recorded these words on the authority of Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah ibn Mas’ud (radiyallahu ‘anhu). Hafiz Haythami (rahimahullah) has declared the narrators reliable (thiqat).
(Musnad Bazzar; Kashful Astar, Hadith: 1928, Majma’uz Zawaid, vol. 8 pg. 176)
Translation
Hospitality is [very recommended] for three days. Whatever is beyond that is regarded as charity and all good deeds are charity
Note: Imam Bukhari and Imam Muslim (rahimahumallah) have recorded a similar Hadith on the authority of Sayyiduna Abu Shurayh (radiyallahu ‘anhu):
Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said, “Hospitality is [very recommended] for three days. Whatever is beyond that is sadaqah”
(Sahih Bukhari, Hadith: 6019-6135 and Sahih Muslim, Hadith: 1726)
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.
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