It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr bin al-As (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever feeds his Muslim brother bread until he is full, and gives him water to drink until his thirst is quenched, Allah will distance him from the fire of Hell by seven trenches, and the distance between two trenches is a journey of five hundred years." This hadith has an authentic (sahih) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The deeds that expiate sins are: feeding people, spreading the greeting of peace (salam), and praying at night (tahajjud) while people are asleep." This hadith has an authentic (sahih) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: I said: O Messenger of Allah! Tell me of a deed by adopting which I will enter Paradise. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Spread the greeting of peace (salam), feed people, maintain the ties of kinship, and stand (in prayer) at night while people are asleep; you will enter Paradise in peace." This hadith has an authentic (sahih) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.