Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It is not permissible for any Muslim to cut off relations with his brother for more than three days, such that when they meet, this one turns his face one way and the other turns his face the other way. The better of the two is the one who initiates the greeting of peace (salam)." Sufyan says: At first, Zuhri used to narrate this hadith as being from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him), but then he began to narrate it from Ata bin Yazid.