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Riyad as-Salihin 844

A man asked the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam): “Which act in Islam is the best?” He (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) replied, “To give food, and to greet everyone, whether you know or you do not.”.

Abdullahnarrated it
Sahihgraded sahih by agreed upon
2names in the chain
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وعن عبد الله بن عمرو بن العاص رضي الله عنهما

أن رجلا سأل رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: أي الإسلام خير؟ قال: «تطعم الطعام، وتقرأ السلام على من عرفت ومن لم تعرف»

A man asked the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam): “Which act in Islam is the best?” He (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) replied, “To give food, and to greet everyone, whether you know or you do not.”.

Riyad as-Salihin 844, Book 6, The Book of Greetings, Hadith 1. 1 min read

The chain

Who passed it on, from Imam an-Nawawi back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Imam an-NawawiCompiler, died 676 AH
  2. 2Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-AsFrom, Companion, died 63 AH

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Sahih al-Bukhari 28Sahih Muslim 160Sunan Abi Dawud 5194Sunan an-Nasa'i 5000Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 1053

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