Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Some people will come to you whose hearts will be extremely soft. Then the people of the Ash‘ari tribe arrived, among whom was Sayyiduna Abu Musa Ash‘ari (may Allah be pleased with him). These were the first people who initiated handshaking (musafaha) in Islam. When these people reached near Madinah Munawwarah, they were reciting rajaz poetry and saying: "Tomorrow we will meet our beloved ones, that is, Sayyiduna Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) and his companions."