رياض الصالحين
Riyad as-Salihin Hadith 844
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Chapter 1
Chapter context: The Excellence of Promoting Greetings
- باب فضل السلام والأمر بإفشائه
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Original Arabic
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
. ((متفق عليه)).
Translation
English translation
Abdullah bin 'Amr bin Al-'as (May Allah be pleased with them) reported:
A man asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ): "Which act in Islam is the best?" He (ﷺ) replied, "To give food, and to greet everyone, whether you know or you do not." [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
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This is Hadith 844 in Riyad as-Salihin. It appears in Book 6, The Book of Greetings, as in-book entry 1 under the chapter “The Excellence of Promoting Greetings.”
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