Sahih al-Bukhari 12

2 Belief

كتاب الإيمان

(6) Chapter: To feed (others) is a part of Islam

باب إِطْعَامُ الطَّعَامِ مِنَ الإِسْلاَمِ

Narrated ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr:

A man asked the Prophet (ﷺ) , “What sort of deeds or (what qualities of) Islam are good?” The Prophet (ﷺ) replied, ‘To feed (the poor) and greet those whom you know and those whom you do not Know (See Hadith No. 27).

حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ خَالِدٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ، عَنْ أَبِي الْخَيْرِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ أَنَّ رَجُلاً، سَأَلَ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَىُّ الإِسْلاَمِ خَيْرٌ قَالَ ‏ “‏ تُطْعِمُ الطَّعَامَ، وَتَقْرَأُ السَّلاَمَ عَلَى مَنْ عَرَفْتَ وَمَنْ لَمْ تَعْرِفْ ‏”‏‏.‏

Reference	: Sahih al-Bukhari 12
In-book reference	: Book 2, Hadith 5
USC-MSA web (English) reference	: Vol. 1, Book 2, Hadith 12
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