There is no good in those who do not host and entertain guest

Question:

Is the following Hadith suitable to quote?

“There is no good in the one who does not host.”

Answer:

Sayyiduna ‘Uqbah ibn ‘Amir (radiyallahu ‘anhu) reported that Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “There is no good in the one who does not host [guests].”

(Musnad Ahmad, vol. 4 pg. 155)

The narration is suitable to quote.

(Refer: Targhib, vol. 3 pg. 374, Majma’uz Zawaid, vol. 8 pg. 175 and At Taysir, vol. 2 pg. 500)

And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.

Answered by: Moulana Suhail Motala

Approved by: Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar

This answer was collected from HadithAnswers.com. The answers were either answered or checked by Moulana Haroon Abasoomar (rahimahullah) who was a Shaykhul Hadith in South Africa, or by his son, Moulana Muhammad Abasoomer (hafizahullah), who is a Hadith specialist. 

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