Abu Bakr once hosted a group of guests, so he said to Abdul-Rahman, "Take care of your guests, for I am going to the Prophet ﷺ. Finish serving them their meal before I return."Abdul-Rahman went and brought them what he had, saying, "Eat."They asked, "Where is the master of our house?"He said, "Eat."They replied, "We will not eat until the master of our house comes."He said, "Accept your meal from us, for if he comes and you have not eaten, we will face trouble from him."But they refused. I knew he would be angry with me, so when he arrived, I kept away from him.He asked, "What did you do?"They told him what had happened. He called out, "Abdul-Rahman!" I remained silent. Then he said again, "Abdul-Rahman!" I remained silent.He then said, "You fool! I swear by Allah, if you can hear my voice, come out!"So I came out and said, "Ask your guests."They said, "He is telling the truth. He brought it to us."Abu Bakr said, "You were only waiting for me. By Allah, I will not eat it tonight."The others said, "By Allah, we will not eat it until you eat."He said, "I have never seen anything like tonight in evil. Woe to you! What is the matter with you? Why will you not accept your meal from us? Bring your food."The food was brought to him, and he placed his hand on it and said, "In the name of Allah. The first was from Satan." Then he ate, and they ate.
حدثنا عياش بن الوليد حدثنا عبد الأعلى حدثنا سعيد الجريري عن أبي عثمان
أن أبا بكر تضيف رهطا فقال لعبد الرحمن دونك أضيافك فإني منطلق إلى النبي ﷺ فافرغ من قراهم قبل أن أجيء فانطلق عبد الرحمن فأتاهم بما عنده فقال اطعموا فقالوا أين رب منزلنا قال اطعموا قالوا ما نحن بآكلين حتى يجيء رب منزلنا قال اقبلوا عنا قراكم فإنه إن جاء ولم تطعموا لنلقين منه فأبوا فعرفت أنه يجد علي فلما جاء تنحيت عنه فقال ما صنعتم فأخبروه فقال يا عبد الرحمن فسكت ثم قال يا عبد الرحمن فسكت فقال يا غنثر أقسمت عليك إن كنت تسمع صوتي لما جئت فخرجت فقلت سل أضيافك فقالوا صدق أتانا به قال فإنما انتظرتموني والله لا أطعمه الليلة فقال الآخرون والله لا نطعمه حتى تطعمه قال لم أر في الشر كالليلة ويلكم ما أنتم لم لا تقبلون عنا قراكم هات طعامك فجاءه فوضع يده فقال باسم الله الأولى للشيطان فأكل وأكلوا