Reports on spreading the greeting

Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Our Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered us to spread the salam.

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A Muslim has a right over a Muslim: whenever he meets him, he should greet him."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Worship the Most Merciful, and spread the salam."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Salam (may Allah be pleased with him) said: When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came to Madinah, the people hurried to his presence (peace and blessings be upon him), and it was being said: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) has come." He said: I too came with the people so that I might see him (peace and blessings be upon him). When I saw his face (peace and blessings be upon him) clearly, I recognized that this was not the face of a liar. And the first thing I heard him (peace and blessings be upon him) say was that he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O people! Spread the salam."

Sayyiduna al-Bara' bin Azib (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered us to spread the salam.

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: "By the One in whose Hand is my soul, you will not enter Paradise until you believe, and you will not believe until you love one another. Shall I not guide you to a matter which, when you do it, you will love one another? Make the greeting of peace (salam) widespread."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, in Paradise there are upper chambers whose exterior can be seen from their interior, and whose interior can be seen from their exterior." At this a Bedouin stood up and said: "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! For whom will these chambers be?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "They will be for the one who speaks pure words, feeds others, spreads the greeting of peace, and prays at night while people are asleep."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Shall I not inform you of a matter which, when you do it, you will love one another?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Make the greeting of peace widespread among yourselves."

Zayd bin Wahb said that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Indeed, al-Salam is one of the names of Allah, so spread it."

Mujahid said that Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: "I used to go to this market when I had no need there, except only that I might give the greeting of peace and have it returned to me."

Abu Uthman said that Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Indeed, the stingiest of people is the one who is stingy with the greeting of peace."