67/72. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 5174 — Free Captives, Accept Invitations, Visit Patients
To accept the invitation to a Walima
وَمَنْ أَوْلَمَ سَبْعَةَ أَيَّامٍ وَنَحْوَهُ. وَلَمْ يُوَقِّتِ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَوْمًا وَلاَ يَوْمَيْنِ.
Hadith About Accepting Invitations and Visiting the Sick
Sahih Bukhari : 5174
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 5174
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مَنْصُورٌ، عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ، عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " فُكُّوا الْعَانِيَ، وَأَجِيبُوا الدَّاعِيَ، وَعُودُوا الْمَرِيضَ ".
Abu Musa Narrated from:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Set the captives free, accept the invitation (to a wedding banquet), and visit the patients."
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 5174In-book reference : Book 67, Hadith 109USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 7, Book 62, Hadith 103
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 5174
This hadith about social duties gives three commands from the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم): set the captives free, accept the invitation, and visit the patients. In the setting of this chapter, accepting the invitation relates to the wedding banquet, but the wording also places it beside two other acts of care. The hadith is short, yet it shows that Muslim social life is not only private worship. It includes responding when invited, caring for the sick, and helping those who are held captive. The explanation should not add details that are not in the text. What we can say with confidence is that the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) named these actions together, giving them a clear place among duties toward others.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) commanded freeing captives.
- He commanded accepting the invitation.
- He commanded visiting patients.
- The report joins invitation, care, and help in one short teaching.
