Volume 8, Book 73, Number 47:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah’s Apostle said, “Anybody who believes in Allah and the Last Day should not harm his neigh –
bor, and anybody who believes in Allah and the Last Day should entertain his guest generously and
anybody who believes in Allah and the Last Day should talk what is good or keep quiet. (i.e. abstain
from all kinds of evil and dirty talk).
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 48:
Narrated Abu Shuraih Al-Adawi:
My ears heard and my eyes saw the Prophet when he spoke, “Anybody who believes in Allah and
the Last Day, should serve his neighbor generously, and anybody who believes in Allah and the Last
Day should serve his guest generously by giving him his reward.” It was asked. “What is his reward,
O Allah’s Apostle?” He said, “(To be entertained generously) for a day and a night with high quality of
food and the guest has the right to be entertained for three days (with ordinary food) and if he stays
longer, what he will be provided with will be regarded as Sadaqa (a charitable gift). And anybody
who believes in Allah and the Last Day should talk what is good or keep quite (i.e. abstain from all
kinds of dirty and evil talks).”
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 49:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
I said, “O Allah’s Apostle! I have two neighbors! To whom shall I send my gifts?” He said, “To the
one whose gate in nearer to you.”
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 34:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa’d:
The Prophet said, “I and the person who looks after an orphan and provides for him, will be in
Paradise like this,” putting his index and middle fingers together.
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 35:
Narrated Safwan bin Salim:
The Prophet said “The one who looks after and works for a widow and for a poor person, is like a
warrior fighting for Allah’s Cause or like a person who fasts during the day and prays all the night.”
Narrated Abu Huraira that the Prophet said as above.
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 36:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
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Allah’s Apostle said, “The one who looks after and works for a widow and for a poor person is like
a warrior fighting for Allah’s Cause.” (The narrator Al-Qa’nabi is not sure whether he also said “Like
the one who prays all the night without slackness and fasts continuously and never breaks his fast.”)
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 21:
Narrated Hakim bin Hizam:
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That he said, “O Allah’s Apostle! What do you think about my good deeds which I used to do dur –
ing the period of ignorance (before embracing Islam) like keeping good relations with my Kith and
kin, manumitting of slaves and giving alms etc; Shall I receive the reward for that?” Allah’s Apostle
said, “You have embraced Islam with all those good deeds which you did.
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 37:
Narrated Abu Sulaiman and Malik bin Huwairith:
We came to the Prophet and we were (a few) young men of approximately equal age and stayed
with him for twenty nights. Then he thought that we were anxious for our families, and he asked us
whom we had left behind to look after our families, and we told him. He was kindhearted and mer –
ciful, so he said, “Return to your families and teach them (religious knowledge) and order them (to
do good deeds) and offer your prayers in the way you saw me offering my prayers, and when the
stated time for the prayer becomes due, then one of you should pronounce its call (i.e. the Adhan),
and the eldest of you should lead you in prayer.