Abu ʿUmārah al-Barāʾ ibn ʿĀzib (may Allah be pleased with him) said: “The Messenger of Allah ﷺ instructed us concerning seven matters: visiting the sick, following funeral processions, praying for mercy upon one who sneezes, supporting the weak, helping the oppressed, spreading the greeting of peace, and fulfilling the oath of one who adjures you.” Agreed upon; this is the wording of one of al-Bukhārī’s versions.

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “You will not enter Paradise until you believe, and you will not truly believe until you love one another. Shall I direct you to something which, if you do it, you will love one another? Spread the greeting of peace among yourselves.” Narrated by Muslim.

Abu Yūsuf ʿAbd Allāh ibn Salām (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: “O people! Spread the greeting of peace, feed others, maintain the ties of kinship, and pray at night while people are asleep; you will enter Paradise in peace.” Narrated by al-Tirmidhī, who said: “A ḥasan ṣaḥīḥ (good and sound) ḥadīth.”

Al-Tufayl ibn Ubayy ibn Kaʿb used to come to ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿUmar and go out with him at daybreak to visit a vendor, yet not a beggar, nor