Hadith No -12- Kitaab-ul-Eeman (کتاب الاایمان) Bukhaari Shareef (Ahaadees Mubaarkah)

 حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ خَالِدٍ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ ، عَنْ ، يَزِيدَ ، عَنْ أَبِي الْخَيْرِ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا ، أَنَّ رَجُلًا سَأَلَا النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، أَيُّ الْإِسْلَامِ خَيْرٌ ؟ قَالَ : " تُطْعِمُ الطَّعَامَ ، وَتَقْرَأُ السَّلَامَ عَلَى مَنْ عَرَفْتَ وَمَنْ لَمْ تَعْرِفْ " .

Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Amr: A man asked the Prophet , "What sort of deeds or (what qualities of) Islam are good?" The Prophet replied, 'To feed (the poor) and greet those whom you know and those whom you do not Know (See Hadith No. 27).

´ہم سے حدیث بیان کی عمرو بن خالد نے، ان کو لیث نے، وہ روایت کرتے ہیں یزید سے، وہ ابوالخیر سے، وہ عبداللہ بن عمرو بن عاص رضی اللہ عنہما سے کہ` ایک دن ایک آدمی نے نبی کریم صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم سے پوچھا کہ کون سا اسلام بہتر ہے؟ فرمایا کہ تم کھانا کھلاؤ، اور جس کو پہچانو اس کو بھی اور جس کو نہ پہچانو اس کو بھی، الغرض سب کو سلام کرو۔

[The Noble Qur’an, 36:47]

Verse 47 from surah Ya-Sin

﴿وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ أَنفِقُوا مِمَّا رَزَقَكُمُ اللَّهُ قَالَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لِلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَنُطْعِمُ مَن لَّوْ يَشَاءُ اللَّهُ أَطْعَمَهُ إِنْ أَنتُمْ إِلَّا فِي ضَلَالٍ مُّبِينٍ﴾

[ يس: 47]

English - Sahih International

And when it is said to them, "Spend from that which Allah has provided for you," those who disbelieve say to those who believe, "Should we feed one whom, if Allah had willed, He would have fed? You are not but in clear error."

Allah also says:

SubhanAllah, feeding the poor has been given such a high status by Allah that he places it directly after the words ‘believe in Allah, the Most Great’. Elsewhere, He elevates this action by mentioning it after Salah:

’They will say, “We were not of those who prayed, nor did we used to feed the poor…“′ [The Noble Qur’an, 74:43-44]

It is thus the essence of the believer to feed the poor. It is especially important to feed our neighbours:

Moreover, Abu Dharr reported, ’The Prophet (saw) said, “O Abu Dharr, when you cook a stew, put more water in the broth and take care of your neighbours“’. [Muslim]

SubhanAllah, the Prophet (saw) gave us such a practical way of fulfilling our obligation as believers - simply add more water to the food you are already making! This adds barakah (blessings) to your meal and ensures you are nurturing a good relationship with your neighbours, regardless of their faith