A person asked Allah's Apostle . "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."
— Sahih Bukhari, Volume 1, Book 2: Belief, Hadith #27
A person asked Allah's Apostle . "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."
This hadith is from the book of Belief in Sahih Bukhari, compiled by Imam al-Bukhari. It is hadith number 27 in book 2 of volume 1.
This hadith is referenced in the following topics: Poor & Needy.
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