172 – ʿAbd Allah narrated to us; he said: Aḥmad ibn Jamīl al-Marwazī narrated to us; he said: ʿAmmār Abū al-Yaqẓān, the nephew of Sufyān al-Thawrī, informed us, from Muḥammad ibn ʿAmr, from Abū Salamah, from Abū Hurayrah, who said:
“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was asked, ‘Which deeds are the most virtuous?’ He replied, ‘To bring joy to your Muslim brother, or to pay off a debt for him, or to give him bread to eat.’”