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A person asked Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) . "What (sort of) deeds in or (what
qualities of) Islam are good?" He replied, "To feed (the poor) and
greet those whom you know and those whom you don't know."
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 2, Hadith 21
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Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) distributed (Zakat) amongst (a group of) people while
I was sitting there but Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) left a man whom I thought the
best of the lot. I asked, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Why have you left that
person? By Allah I regard him as a faithful believer." The Prophet (ﷺ)
commented: "Or merely a Muslim." I remained quiet for a while, but
could not help repeating my question because of what I knew about him.
And then asked Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), "Why have you left so and so? By
Allah! He is a faithful believer." The Prophet (ﷺ) again said, "Or merely
a Muslim." And I could not help repeating my question because of what
I knew about him. Then the Prophet (ﷺ) said, "O Sa'd! I give to a person
while another is dearer to me, for fear that he might be thrown on his
face in the Fire by Allah."
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The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "I was shown the Hell-fire and that the majority of
its dwellers were women who were ungrateful." It was asked, "Do they
disbelieve in Allah?" (or are they ungrateful to Allah?) He replied,
"They are ungrateful to their husbands and are ungrateful for the
favors and the good (charitable deeds) done to them. If you have
always been good (benevolent) to one of them and then she sees
something in you (not of her liking), she will say, 'I have never
received any good from you."