Hospitality Of Imam Husayn (a.s)

Imam Husayn (a.s) was also of a very hospitable nature. Whenever a traveler who had lost his way reached Medina he used do to be a guest of Imam Husayn (a.s). One day some people were discussing in the Prophet’s Mosque about the most hospitable person in Medina. Everyone was expressing his own opinion. Jabir Ibn Abdullah Ansari also joined the group and the people solicited his opinion. He said, “Right now, there is no one more hospitable than the son of the Messenger, Imam Husayn (a.s). I have seen that when a person becomes his guests he serves him so nicely that he forgets his family. If he is in debts, the Imam repays his debts. If he is on foot, the Imam gives him a mount. If he is sick the Imam arranges treatment for him. He goes a long way to bid him adieu and also begs his pardon saying, ‘I was not able to do anything for you.’” Reference :Akhlaq al-A’imma, Morals & Manners of the Holy Imams