Abu Bakr reported,

He was with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ at night, so he said, "I will not return to you until you have finished hosting these guests and serving them their meal."He brought them their food, but they said, "We will not eat until Abu Bakr comes."When he came, he asked, "What happened with your guests? Have you finished serving them their meal?"They said, "No."I said, "I brought them their food, but they refused. They said, 'By Allah, we will not eat until he comes.'"They said, "He is telling the truth. He brought it to us, but we refused until you come."He asked, "What kept you from eating?"They replied, "Your absence."He said, "By Allah, I will not eat it tonight."They said, "And by Allah, we will not eat it until you eat."He said, "I have never seen anything as bad as this night. Bring your food forward."So the food was brought forward, and he said, "In the name of Allah," and ate, and they ate as well.I was told that the next morning he went to the Prophet ﷺ and informed him of what he and they had done.The Prophet ﷺ said, "Rather, you are the most dutiful and truthful of them."

حدثنا مؤمل بن هشام حدثنا إسمعيل عن الجريري عن أبي عثمان أو عن أبي السليل عنه عن عبد الرحمن بن أبي بكر قال نزل بنا أضياف لنا قال وكان

أبو بكر يتحدث

عند رسول الله ﷺ بالليل فقال لا أرجعن إليك حتى تفرغ من ضيافة هؤلاء ومن قراهم فأتاهم بقراهم فقالوا لا نطعمه حتى يأتي أبو بكر فجاء فقال ما فعل أضيافكم أفرغتم من قراهم قالوا لا قلت قد أتيتهم بقراهم فأبوا وقالوا والله لا نطعمه حتى يجيء فقالوا صدق قد أتانا به فأبينا حتى تجيء قال فما منعكم قالوا مكانك قال والله لا أطعمه الليلة قال فقالوا ونحن والله لا نطعمه حتى تطعمه قال ما رأيت في الشر كالليلة قط قال قربوا طعامكم قال فقرب طعامهم فقال بسم الله فطعم وطعموا فأخبرت أنه أصبح فغدا على النبي ﷺ فأخبره بالذي صنع وصنعوا قال بل أنت أبرهم وأصدقهم