Hadith 30869

Chapter 12

باب 12

(12) باب أَىُّ الإِسْلاَمِ خَيْرٌ

(12) Chapter: Which (Quality) of Islam is Best? (JA)
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أَخْبَرَنَا 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 " .

It was narrated from 'Abdullah bin 'Amr that:
A man asked the Messenger of Allah [SAW]: "What quality of Islam is best?" He said: "To feed (the poor) and to say the Salam to whomever one knows and whomever one does not know." (JA)

Reference (JA): Sunan an-Nasa'i 5000 (JA)

In-book reference (JA): Book 47, Hadith 16 (JA)

English translation (JA): Vol. 6, Book 47, Hadith 5003 (JA)