Abdul-Rahman bin Abu Bakr reported,

Some guests came to stay with us. My father used to spend part of the night in conversation with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. As he was leaving, he said, "Abdul-Rahman, see to it that the guests are fed."When evening came, I brought them their meal, but they refused, saying, "Not until the master of the house comes and eats with us."I said to them, "He is a quick-tempered man. If you do not eat, I am afraid he will harm me."But they still refused.When my father arrived, the first thing he asked about was them. He said, "Have you finished serving your guests?"They replied, "No, by Allah, we have not finished."He said, "Did I not order Abdul-Rahman to do so?"I withdrew from him, and he called out, "Abdul-Rahman!"I kept away from him, but he said, "You fool! I swear by Allah, if you can hear my voice, come here at once!"So I came and said, "By Allah, it is not my fault. These are your guests, ask them. I brought them their meal but they refused to eat until you came."He said to them, "What kept you from accepting our hospitality?"Then Abu Bakr said, "By Allah, I will not eat it tonight."They replied, "By Allah, we will not eat it until you eat."He said, "I have never seen anything worse than this night! Woe to you! Why will you not accept our hospitality from us?"Then he said, "The first oath was from Satan. Bring on your food."The food was brought, he pronounced the name of Allah, and he ate, and they ate with him.In the morning, he went to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "Messenger of Allah, they kept their oath and I broke mine."He told him the whole story, and the Prophet ﷺ said, "Rather, you are the most dutiful and the best of them."He said, "And no expiation reached me."

حدثني محمد بن المثنى حدثنا سالم بن نوح العطار عن الجريري عن أبي عثمان

عن عبد الرحمن بن أبي بكر قال

نزل علينا أضياف لنا قال وكان أبي يتحدث إلى رسول الله ﷺ من الليل قال فانطلق وقال يا عبد الرحمن افرغ من أضيافك قال فلما أمسيت جئنا بقراهم قال فأبوا فقالوا حتى يجيء أبو منزلنا فيطعم معنا قال فقلت لهم إنه رجل حديد وإنكم إن لم تفعلوا خفت أن يصيبني منه أذى قال فأبوا فلما جاء لم يبدأ بشيء أول منهم فقال أفرغتم من أضيافكم قال قالوا لا والله ما فرغنا قال ألم آمر عبد الرحمن قال وتنحيت عنه فقال يا عبد الرحمن قال فتنحيت قال فقال يا غنثر أقسمت عليك إن كنت تسمع صوتي إلا جئت قال فجئت فقلت والله ما لي ذنب هؤلاء أضيافك فسلهم قد أتيتهم بقراهم فأبوا أن يطعموا حتى تجيء قال فقال ما لكم أن لا تقبلوا عنا قراكم قال فقال أبو بكر فوالله لا أطعمه الليلة قال فقالوا فوالله لا نطعمه حتى تطعمه قال فما رأيت كالشر كالليلة قط ويلكم ما لكم أن لا تقبلوا عنا قراكم قال ثم قال أما الأولى فمن الشيطان هلموا قراكم قال فجيء بالطعام فسمى فأكل وأكلوا قال فلما أصبح غدا على النبي ﷺ فقال يا رسول الله بروا وحنثت قال فأخبره فقال بل أنت أبرهم وأخيرهم قال ولم تبلغني كفارة