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men to the wedding feast.”¹
He [Anas] also reported:
“The Prophet ﷺ married Safiyyah, set her emancipation as her bridal gift, and held the banquet for three days.”²
Second: One should invite the righteous—poor or rich alike—because the Prophet ﷺ said, “Do not befriend anyone except a believer, and let no one eat your food except a God-fearing person.”³
Third: If he has the means, the banquet should feature a sheep, or more than one if he can afford it.
(1) Reported by al-Bukhari, 9:189–194, and by al-Bayhaqi, 7:260—the wording cited here is al-Bayhaqi’s—and by several other compilers.
(2) Reported by Abu Ya‘la with a hasan chain, as noted in Fath al-Bari 9:199. A narration conveying the same meaning appears in Sahih al-Bukhari 7:387; its exact wording will be quoted shortly under Issue 26.
(3) Narrated by Abu Dawud, al-Tirmidhi, al-Hakim 4:128, and Ahmad 3:38. Al-Hakim graded its isnad “sahih,” and al-Dhahabi concurred.
رجالا على الطعام"١.
وعنه قال:
"تزوج النبي ﷺ صفية وجعل عتقها صداقها وجعل الوليمة ثلاثة أيام"٢.
الثاني: أن يدعو الصالحين إليها فقراء كانوا أو أغنياء لقوله ﷺ:
"لا تصاحب إلا مؤمنا ولا يأكل طعامك إلا تقي" ٣.
الثالث: أن يولم بشاة أو أكثر إن وجد سعة
١ أخرجه البخاري ٩/١٨٩ - ١٩٤ والبيهقي ٧/٢٦٠ واللفظ له وغيرهما.
٢ أخرجه أبو يعلى بسند حسن كما في "الفتح" ٩/١٩٩ وهو في "صحيح البخاري" ٧/٣٨٧ بمعناه. ويأتي لفظه قريبا في المسألة ٢٦.
٣ رواه أبو داود والترمذي والحاكم ٤/١٢٨ وأحمد ٣/٣٨؛ وقال الحاكم:
"صحيح الإسناد" ووافقه الذهبي.