Do not belittle any good deed

Even a cheerful face is a good deed not to be looked down on.

Narrated by Abu Dharr

Do not belittle any good deed, even meeting your brother with a cheerful face.

Sahih Muslim 2626

What this hadith teaches

No good deed is too small to do.

Reference and grade

Grade
Sahih (in Sahih Muslim)
Narrator
Abu Dharr

The hadith in Arabic نص الحديث

لاَ تَحْقِرَنَّ مِنَ الْمَعْرُوفِ شَيْئًا وَلَوْ أَنْ تَلْقَى أَخَاكَ بِوَجْهٍ طَلْقٍ

Arabic text of Sahih Muslim 2626, as given on sunnah.com.