Islamic Character

Who should be invited to share food Abdullah ibn Umar was never in the habit of inviting any man of status who happened to be passing to join him in eating the food he had prepared but his son and nephew did exactly that. Abdullah ibn Umar, on the contrary, would invite any poor man who passed by while his son and nephew would not. “They invite those who are in no need of the food,” commented Abdullah ibn Umar, “but not those who are.” (IBN SA‘D, TABAQAT)