Hadith 37705

Chapter 20

باب 20

(20) باب إِفْشَاءُ السَّلاَمِ مِنَ الإِسْلاَمِ

(20) Chapter: To greet is a part of Islam
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حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الْخَيْرِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، أَنَّ رَجُلاً، سَأَلَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَىُّ الإِسْلاَمِ خَيْرٌ قَالَ " تُطْعِمُ الطَّعَامَ، وَتَقْرَأُ السَّلاَمَ عَلَى مَنْ عَرَفْتَ وَمَنْ لَمْ تَعْرِفْ ".

Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Amr:
A person asked Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) . "What (sort of) deeds in or (what qualities of) Islam are good?" He replied, "To feed (the poor) and greet those whom you know and those whom you don't know."

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 28

In-book reference: Book 2, Hadith 21

USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Vol. 1, Book 2, Hadith 28