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there. These things are the na-
tural consequence of that, and we must not
shame our guests. A guest's worse fear is to think,
'Am I being a burden?' The host has a duty to set his
guest's mind at rest. That is just good manners.

"That is no good. You are a guest from God. You
have brought prosperity with you, and we are de-
lighted by you. You must never think you are a bur-
den. What's mine is yours. Remember how the
Qur'an praises Ansar (Helpers) and Muhajirun
(Migrants). We must do the same thing."

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