حَدَّثَنَا
رَوْحٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا
مَالِكٌ ،
وَصَالِحٌ , عَنِ
ابنِ شِهَاب ، أَنَّ
عَطَاءَ بنَ يَزِيدَ حَدَّثَهُ ، عَنْ
أَبي أَيُّوب ، عَنِ النَّبيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ :
" لَا يَحِلُّ لِمُسْلِمٍ أَنْ يَهْجُرَ أَخَاهُ فَوْقَ ثَلَاثٍ ، يَلْتَقِيَانِ فَيَصُدُّ هَذَا وَيَصُدُّ هَذَا ، وَخَيْرُهُمَا الَّذِي يَبدَأُ بالسَّلَامِ " .
It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Ayyub Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: It is not lawful for a Muslim to sever relations with his brother for more than three days; when they meet, one turns his face this way and the other that way, and the better of the two is the one who greets first.