Salama ibn Wardan said, "I saw Anas ibn Malik shake hands with
some people and he asked me, 'And who are you?' I said, 'The mawla of the
Banu Layth.' He stroked my head three times and said, 'May Allah bless
you.'"
It is related that Abu Musa was with the Prophet, may Allah bless
him and grant him peace, in one of the gardens of Madina. He said, "The
Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, had a twig in his hand
with which he was striking the water and mud. A man came and asked for
the garden to be opened, and the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant
him peace, said, 'Open it for him and give him the good news of the Garden.'
I went and it was Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him. I opened the
gate for him and gave him the good news of the Garden. Then another man
asked to be let in and the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace,
said, 'Open the door and give him the good news of the Garden.' It was
'Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, and I let him in and gave him the
good news of the Garden. Then yet another man asked to be let in. The Prophet
had been reclining, but he then sat up and said, 'Open it for him and give
him the good news of the Garden along with an affliction which will befall
him ? or which will happen.' I went and it was 'Uthman, I opened the door
and told him what the Prophet had said. He said, 'Allah is the One who
is asked for help. '"
Anas ibn Malik said, "When the people of Yemen came, the Prophet,
may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'The people of Yemen have
arrived and they have gentler hearts than you. They are the first to offer
the handshake.'"
