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adab:114

Abu Dharr reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Abu Dharr! If you cook some stew, make a lot of it and fulfil your duty to your neighbours (or divide it among your neighbours)."

الأدب المفرد:١١٤حَدَّثَنَا الْحُمَيْدِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ الصَّمَدِ الْعَمِّيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عِمْرَانَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ الصَّامِتِ عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ قَالَ

قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ إِذَا طَبَخْتَ مَرَقَةً فَأَكْثِرْ مَاءَ الْمَرَقَةِ وَتَعَاهَدْ جِيرَانَكَ أَوِ اقْسِمْ فِي جِيرَانِكَ

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muslim:2625bAbū Kāmil al-Jaḥdarī And ʾIsḥāq b. Ibrāhīm Wa-al-Lafẓ Lʾisḥāq > Abū Kāmil > Isḥāq > ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz b. ʿAbd al-Ṣamad al-ʿAmmī > Abū ʿImrān al-Jawnī > ʿAbdullāh b. al-Ṣāmit > Abū Dhar

Abu Dharr, when you prepare the broth, add water to that and give that (as a present) to your neighbour.

مسلم:٢٦٢٥bحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كَامِلٍ الْجَحْدَرِيُّ وَإِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَاللَّفْظُ لإِسْحَاقَ قَالَ أَبُو كَامِلٍ حَدَّثَنَا وَقَالَ إِسْحَاقُ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الصَّمَدِ الْعَمِّيُّ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عِمْرَانَ الْجَوْنِيُّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الصَّامِتِ عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ إِذَا طَبَخْتَ مَرَقَةً فَأَكْثِرْ مَاءَهَا وَتَعَاهَدْ جِيرَانَكَ