Hadith Research Libraryمكتبة الحديث والرجال

Chapter 9.0

If two invitations come at the same time, which should be given precedence?

باب إِذَا اجْتَمَعَ دَاعِيَانِ أَيُّهُمَا أَحَقُّ

1 hadiths

Sunan Abi Dawud, 3756da’if

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

4 transmitters

Narrated by Hanad bin al-Sari bin Mus'abfrom'Abdul Salam bin Harb bin Salm al-Mala'ifromAbu Khalid al-DalanifromHameed bin 'Abdur Rahman

Hadith text · Matn

‏ إِذَا اجْتَمَعَ الدَّاعِيَانِ فَأَجِبْ أَقْرَبَهُمَا بَابًا فَإِنَّ أَقْرَبَهُمَا بَابًا أَقْرَبُهُمَا جِوَارًا وَإِنْ سَبَقَ أَحَدُهُمَا فَأَجِبِ الَّذِي سَبَقَ ‏

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English translation

Narrated AbdurRahman al-Himyari:

A companion of the Prophet (ﷺ) reported him as saying: When two people come together to issue an invitation, accept that of the one whose door is nearer in neighbourhood, but if one of them comes before the other accept the invitation of the one who comes first.

Original Arabic chain wording

حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادُ بْنُ السَّرِيِّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ السَّلاَمِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ، عَنْ أَبِي خَالِدٍ الدَّالاَنِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي الْعَلاَءِ الأَوْدِيِّ، عَنْ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْحِمْيَرِيِّ، عَنْ رَجُلٍ، مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏