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."
Umm Hani', the daughter of Abu Talib, said, "I went to the Prophet,
may Allah bless him and grant him peace, while he was performing a major
ablution. I greeted him and he asked, 'Who is this?' 'Umm Hani',' I replied.
He said, 'Welcome.'"
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."
