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Jabir reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Every act of kindness is sadaqa. Part of kindness is that you offer your brother a cheerful face and you pour some of your bucket into his water vessel."  

الأدب المفرد:٣٠٤ – حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ الْمُنْكَدِرِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ كُلُّ مَعْرُوفٍ صَدَقَةٌ إِنَّ مِنَ الْمَعْرُوفِ أَنْ تَلْقَى أَخَاكَ بِوَجْهٍ طَلْقٍ وَأَنْ تُفْرِغَ مِنْ دَلْوِكَ فِي إِنَاءِ أَخِيكَ  

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tirmidhi:1970 – Qutaybah > al-Munkadir b. Muḥammad b. al-Munkadir from his father > Jābir b. ʿAbdullāh

"Every good is charity. Indeed among the good is to meet your brother with a smiling face, and to pour what is left in your bucket into the vessel of your brother."  

Abū ʿĪsá said that this Ḥadīth is Ḥasan.
الترمذي:١٩٧٠ – حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ حَدَّثَنَا الْمُنْكَدِرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْمُنْكَدِرِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ كُلُّ مَعْرُوفٍ صَدَقَةٌ وَإِنَّ مِنَ الْمَعْرُوفِ أَنْ تَلْقَى أَخَاكَ بِوَجْهٍ طَلْقٍ وَأَنْ تُفْرِغَ مِنْ دَلْوِكَ فِي إِنَاءِ أَخِيكَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ  

قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ