316 — ‘Alī ibn al-Ja‘d related to us. He said: Sharīk related to us, from Abū al-Muhajjal, from al-Hasan, who said: ‘Umar—may Allah be pleased with him—said:

“Three things help keep your brother’s affection for you sincere: be the first to greet him with salām when you meet him, call him by the name he likes best, and make room for him in the gathering.”