A man came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "I am suffering from hunger."So he sent word to one of his wives, but she replied, "By the One who sent you with the truth, I have nothing but water."Then he sent to another, and she gave the same answer. Each one of them responded the same way, "No, by the One who sent you with the truth, I have nothing but water."So he said, "Who will host this man tonight, may Allah have mercy on him?"A man from the Ansar stood up and said, "I will, Messenger of Allah." He took him to his home and said to his wife, "Do you have anything?"She said, "No, only the food for my children."He said, "Distract them with something, and when our guest enters, put out the lamp and make it appear that we are eating. When he reaches out to eat, get up to the lamp and put it out."So they sat down, and the guest ate. The next morning, the host went to the Prophet ﷺ, who said, "Allah marveled at what the two of you did for your guest last night."
حدثني زهير بن حرب حدثنا جرير بن عبد الحميد عن فضيل بن غزوان عن أبي حازم الأشجعي
جاء رجل إلى رسول الله ﷺ فقال إني مجهود فأرسل إلى بعض نسائه فقالت والذي بعثك بالحق ما عندي إلا ماء ثم أرسل إلى أخرى فقالت مثل ذلك حتى قلن كلهن مثل ذلك لا والذي بعثك بالحق ما عندي إلا ماء فقال من يضيف هذا الليلة رحمه الله فقام رجل من الأنصار فقال أنا يا رسول الله فانطلق به إلى رحله فقال لامرأته هل عندك شيء قالت لا إلا قوت صبياني قال فعلليهم بشيء فإذا دخل ضيفنا فأطفئ السراج وأريه أنا نأكل فإذا أهوى ليأكل فقومي إلى السراج حتى تطفئيه قال فقعدوا وأكل الضيف فلما أصبح غدا على النبي ﷺ فقال قد عجب الله من صنيعكما بضيفكما الليلة