Al-Adab Al-Mufrad, Book 17, Hadith 344 (English) ⓘ
Ibn 'Awn reported, "They used to say, 'Do not honour your guest in a way which will be burdensome for him.'"
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاذٌ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عَوْنٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَ: كَانُوا يَقُولُونَ: لاَ تُكْرِمْ صَدِيقَكَ بِمَا يَشُقُّ عَلَيْهِ.
also referenced under: Hadith 344 (Reference) & Book 17, Hadith 1 (In-Book)