Hadith: A man asked the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him): Which deed in Islam is the best? He said: "Feeding people and extending the greeting of peace to those you know and those you do not know
عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا:
أَنَّ رَجُلًا سَأَلَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: أَيُّ الإِسْلاَمِ خَيْرٌ؟ قَالَ: «تُطْعِمُ الطَّعَامَ، وَتَقْرَأُ السَّلاَمَ عَلَى مَنْ عَرَفْتَ وَمَنْ لَمْ تَعْرِفْ».
[صحيح] - [متفق عليه] - [صحيح البخاري: 12]
المزيــد ...
‘Abdullah ibn ‘Amr (may Allah be pleased with him and his father) reported:
A man asked the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him): Which deed in Islam is the best? He said: "Feeding people and extending the greeting of peace to those you know and those you do not know."
[Authentic hadith] - [Narrated by Bukhari & Muslim] - [Sahih Bukhari - 12]
The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) was asked: What qualities of Islam are the best? He mentioned two qualities:
First: Feeding the poor frequently, and this includes charity, gifts, hospitality, and banquets. The merit of feeding others is even more emphatic during times of famine and the rise in prices.
Second: Extending the greeting of peace to every Muslim, whether you know him or not.
Benefits from the Hadith
- The Companions' keenness to learn about the qualities that bring benefit in this life and the Hereafter.
- Extending the greeting of peace and providing others with food are among the best deeds in Islam given their merit and the people's need for them at all times.
- These two qualities combine benevolence in words and deeds, which is the most perfect kind of benevolence.
- These qualities pertain to the way Muslims treat each other, and there are other qualities about the way one deals with his Lord.
- Initiating the greeting is solely for Muslims; thus, no greeting should be initiated with the disbeliever.
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- Hadith: A Muslim owes another Muslim five rights: responding to the greetings, visiting the sick, following the funerals, accepting the invitation, and responding to the sneezing person
- Hadith: Some people dispose of Allah's property wrongfully. For them will be Hellfire on the Day of Judgment
- Hadith: Do not insult the dead, because they have attained the fruits of their deeds
- Hadith: It is unlawful for a Muslim to desert his fellow Muslim for more than three nights. As they meet, both of them turn their backs on each other. However, the best of them is the one who starts by greeting the other
- Hadith: The one who severs the ties of kinship will not enter Paradise
- Hadith: The most hateful of men to Allah is the one given to fierce violent disputation