What are the rights of a guest, and what are the legitimate means to claim them if they are denied, and to what extent can they be demanded, based on the saying of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him: "If you arrive among a people and they provide you with what is befitting for a guest, then accept it. But if they do not, then take from them the right of the guest which is incumbent upon them"?

Hospitality is one of the manners of Islam, and it involves honoring the guest with a welcoming face, kind words, and providing food. Scholars have unanimously agreed upon the desirability of hospitality, but they differed on its obligatory nature.

The preponderant opinion is that hospitality is obligatory for one day and one night, and its completion for three days is a charity.

The guest intended for honor is the traveler who passes by people on his journey.

Scholars differed on whether, if the host refrains from hospitality, the guest is permitted to take his right from the host's property. Some permitted this, based on prophetic traditions, while the majority of scholars believe it is not permissible, due to the saying of the Prophet, peace be upon him: "The property of a person is not lawful except with his willing consent."

The more cautious approach is not to take anything by force due to the differing opinions on the matter.