Sahih al-Bukhari

Sahih al-Bukhari 6236

Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي يَزِيدُ، عَنْ أَبِي الْخَيْرِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، أَنَّ رَجُلاً، سَأَلَ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَىُّ الإِسْلاَمِ خَيْرٌ قَالَ ‏"‏ تُطْعِمُ الطَّعَامَ، وَتَقْرَأُ السَّلاَمَ عَلَى مَنْ عَرَفْتَ، وَعَلَى مَنْ لَمْ تَعْرِفْ ‏"‏‏.‏

Translation

Abdullah ibn Yusuf narrated to us: al-Layth narrated to us: Yazid told me, from Abu al-Khayr, from Abdullah ibn Amr, that a man asked the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, ‘Which aspect of Islam is best?’ He replied, ‘That you feed people and greet with peace those you know and those you do not know.’