the reward; but if he does not return the greeting, he bears the sin, and the Muslim who greeted him is thereby no longer guilty of shunning him.” Reported by Abū Dāwūd.) p. 301

Weak. It was narrated by Abū Dāwūd (4912), as well as by al-Bukhārī in al-Adab al-Mufrad (414), through Muhammad ibn Hilāl, who said: My father narrated to me, from Abū Hurayrah, that the Prophet—peace and blessings be upon him—said the foregoing.

I say: This chain is weak because of Hilāl, namely Ibn Abī Hilāl al-Madanī. Al-Dhahabī said: “He is unknown.” The hadith of Abū Ayyūb al-Ansārī suffices in its place on this subject: the Messenger of Allah—peace and blessings be upon him—said, “It is not lawful for a Muslim to shun his brother for more than three nights. When they meet, one turns away and the other turns away; the better of the two is the one who initiates the greeting of peace.” It was narrated by al-Bukhārī (130/4) and Muslim (9/8).

406 – (The Prophet—peace and blessings be upon him—said: “The bond of kinship is suspended from the Throne and says: ‘Whoever maintains me, Allah will maintain him; and whoever severs me, Allah will sever him.’” Agreed upon.) p. 301

Authentic. It was narrated by al-Bukhārī (112/4), and in al-Adab al-Mufrad (55), and by Muslim (7/8), through Muāwiyah ibn Abī Muzarrid, from Yazīd ibn Rūmān, from Urwah, from Aishah, who said: The Messenger of Allah—peace and blessings be upon him—said the foregoing. The wording above is Muslim’s. Al-Bukhārī’s wording is: “The bond of kinship is an interwoven bond. Allah will maintain whoever maintains it and sever whoever severs it.” This is his wording in the Sahīh. In his other work, the wording is: “The bond of kinship is an interwoven bond from Allah. Whoever maintains it, Allah will maintain him; and whoever severs it, Allah will sever him.” From this documentation, it appears that attributing the hadith in the first wording to both al-Bukhārī and Muslim is somewhat questionable. In doing so, the author followed al-Mundhirī in