Lesson one hundred forty eight :Importance of guest

The Prophet( S. A. )said:

اذا ارادَ اللّهُ بِقَوْمٍ خَيْرا أَهْدَى الَيْهِمْ هَدِيَّةً. قالُوا وَ ما تِلْكَ الْهَدِيَّة؟ قالَ: الضَّيْفُ‌

Translation

When God will on happiness and prosperity of a nation, He will bestow them a gift. They asked, What is that gift'. He replied, Guest'..

Brief description

That is true. Guest is the gift of God, a valuable and honorable gift. But the material world in which all affections are lost, guest has no sense. Rather, it is a troublous and strange and unreasonably beloved being. So it rarely happens for someone to invite another or to be invited unless for material, commercial and political relations.

While the Islamic countries and the families in which religious customs are still alive, guest is honored and respectable as a divine gift although he may not have any family relation.