16/16. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1432c — Repeated Report on Walima Fairness
The command to accept invitations
Repeated Hadith About the Worst Walima Food
Sahih Muslim : 1432c
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1432c
وَحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ، وَعَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، وَعَنِ الأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ شَرُّ الطَّعَامِ طَعَامُ الْوَلِيمَةِ . نَحْوَ حَدِيثِ مَالِكٍ. وَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، نَحْوَ ذَلِكَ .
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira (Allah be pleased with him) through another chain of transmitters. A hadith like this has been narrated by Abu Huraira (Allah be pleased with him) through another chain of transmitters.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1432cIn-book reference : Book 16, Hadith 126USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 8, Hadith 3351
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1432c
This narration reports the same kind of Hadith from Abu Huraira through another chain of transmitters. The wording says that the worst kind of food is the food of the wedding feast, similar to the Hadith of Malik. Another route from Abu Huraira is also mentioned as carrying a similar meaning. Since this report is brief, its main value is that it supports the same warning found in the fuller narration: a wedding feast becomes blameworthy when invitation manners are unfair, especially when people who need care are left out and those who do not value the invitation are called. The Hadith keeps the focus on fairness, respect, and proper response.
What we learn from this hadith
- The warning about the wedding feast is reported through more than one chain.
- The narration supports the teaching about fair invitation manners.
- Wedding feasts should not be shaped by status alone.
- The fuller related reports explain the practical concern.
