People and neighbours · Weekly
Cook a little extra for your neighbor
- The practice
- When you cook soup or stew, add a little more water and send a bowl to a neighbor.
- When
- When you cook soup or stew
- In daily life
- Next time lentil soup or a stew is on the stove, add an extra cup of water and fill a bowl for a neighbor: the family next door, the elderly lady downstairs, the newcomers on your floor. Knock, hand it over warm, and keep it simple.
The source
عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ إِذَا طَبَخْتَ مَرَقَةً فَأَكْثِرْ مَاءَهَا وَتَعَاهَدْ جِيرَانَكَ " .
“Abu Dharr reported Allah's Messenger ﷺ as saying:Abu Dharr, when you prepare the broth, add water to that and give that (as a present) to your neighbour”Narrated by Abu Dharr al-GhifariSahih Muslim 2625b
The full hadith, with its chain and grading →Arabic: ara-muslim · Translation: Abdul Hamid Siddiqui (eng-muslim), from the eng-muslim edition of hadith-api (public domain), sunnah.com numbering.
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Get early accessSources: Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, and narrations of Jami at-Tirmidhi graded sahih or hasan sahih by al-Albani.