Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates from the Prophet (peace be upon him) that he said . . . . . . and she narrated a hadith in which it was also mentioned: "Maintaining friendship is part of faith."
Hadith Referenceمسند الشهاب / 971
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده حسن
Hadith Takhrij«إسناده حسن ، حاكم : 10/1 ، شعب الايمان : 8701 ، ابن الاعرابي : 774»
Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) says that an old woman used to come to the Prophet (peace be upon him). He would be pleased with her and honor her. I said: "May my parents be sacrificed for you, the way you treat this old woman, you do not treat anyone else like this." The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "Indeed, this woman used to come to Khadijah. Do you not know that maintaining friendship is part of faith?"
Hadith Referenceمسند الشهاب / 972
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده ضعيف
Hadith Takhrij«إسناده ضعيف ، وأخرجه شعب الايمان : 8700» عبدالمومن بن یحییٰ بن ابی کثیر کو صرف ابن حبان نے ثقہ کہا: ہے اور محمد بن یمان صنعانی کے حالات نہیں ملے ۔