[11].Surah Hud (PBUH) : Ayat 78-80

Ayat 78. And his people came rushing towards him, and since aforetime they used to commit crimes (sodomy, etc.), Lout (Lot)(PBUH) said: "O my people! Here are my daughters (i.e. the daughters of my nation), they are purer for you (if you marry them lawfully). So fear Allah and degrade me not as regards my guests! Is there not among you a single right-minded man?"

Ayat 79. They said: "Surely you know that we have neither any desire nor in need of your daughters, and indeed you know well what we want!"

Ayat 80. Lout (Lot)(PBUH) said: "Would that I had strength (men) to overpower you, or that I could betake myself to some powerful support (to resist you)."           

Hazrat Abu Shuraih Khuwailid bin Amr Al-Khuza'i (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: I heard Messenger of Allah  [SAWW](PBUH) saying, "He who believes in Allah and the Last Day, should accommodate his guest according to his right.'' He was asked: "What is his right, O Messenger of Allah  [SAWW]?'' He  [SAWW](PBUH) replied: "It is (to accommodate him) for a day and a night, and hospitality extends for three days, and what is beyond that is charity.''

[Muslim Book 001, Chapter 20, Hadith # 078]. 

Further added in another Hadith in Sahih Muslim : Messenger of Allah  [SAWW](PBUH) said, "It is not permissible for a Muslim to stay so long with his brother till he makes him sinful.'' He was asked: "O Messenger of Allah, how can he make him sinful?'' He replied, "He prolongs his stay with him till nothing is left with the host to entertain him (guest).''

[Muslim Book 018, Chapter 13, Hadith # 4287]. 

Lesson : as mentioned above in Surah Hud Ayat 78. "So fear Allah and degrade me not as regards my guests! Is there not among you a single right-minded man?" This Hadith throws light on something more of the etiquette and scope of hospitality. A guest ought to be given the best entertainment on the first day and night. For the next two days, hospitality should be moderate. On the fourth day, the guest should leave for his destination. Yet if he chooses to stay, hospitality will be in the sense of charity.