Abu Hurayra said, "The most miserly of people is the one who is
miserly with the greeting. The most incapable of people of people is the
one who is the most incapable of supplication."
'Abdullah ibn 'Amr ibn al-'As said, "A liar is someone who lies
in his oath. A miser is someone who is miserly with the greeting. A thief
is someone who steals the prayer."
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْجَعْدِ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ سَيَّارٍ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ الْبُنَانِيِّ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّهُ مَرَّ عَلَى صِبْيَانٍ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِمْ، وَقَالَ: كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَفْعَلُهُ بِهِمْ.
Thabit al-Bannani reported that Anas ibn Malik walked by some
children and greeted them. He said, "The Prophet, may Allah bless him and
grant him peace, used to do that."
