Hazrat Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The rider should greet the one who is walking, the one who is walking should greet the one who is sitting, and the smaller group should greet the larger group.

Hazrat Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say: A Muslim has five rights over another Muslim: to return the greeting of salam, to visit the sick, to accompany the funeral, to accept an invitation, and to say "Yarhamuk Allah" (may Allah have mercy on you) in response to his saying "Alhamdulillah" after sneezing.

Hazrat Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "When the People of the Book greet you with Salam, then in reply you should only say, 'Wa Alaikum'."

Hazrat Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When the Jews greet you, and if any of them says "As-Saam Alaik" (death be upon you), then you should reply only with "Wa Alaik" (and upon you).

Narrated Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her): Some Jews came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and said, "As-Saam Alaik" (death be upon you). I understood what they said and replied, "Alaikum as-saam wal-la'nah" (death and curse be upon you). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Aisha, be gentle, for Allah loves gentleness in all matters." I said, "O Messenger of Allah! Did you not hear what they said?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "I have already replied to them: 'Wa Alaikum' (and upon you)."

Hazrat Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) passed by some children and greeted them with salam, and said that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to do the same.

Narrated Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that Umm al-Mu'mineen Sawda (may Allah be pleased with her), after the command of veiling was revealed, went out to relieve herself. She was a very heavy-set woman, and those who knew her could not fail to recognize her. On the way, Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) saw her and said, "O Sawda! By Allah, you cannot hide yourself from us; look at how you have come out." She said that Sawda (may Allah be pleased with her) turned back immediately. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was in my room at that time, eating his dinner, and there was a bone with meat in his hand. As soon as Sawda (may Allah be pleased with her) entered, she said, "O Messenger of Allah! I had gone out to relieve myself, and Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said such and such to me." She said that revelation then began to descend upon him, and after a short while, that state ended, and the bone was still in his hand; he had not put it down. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "You have been permitted (by Allah) to go out for your needs."

Hazrat Uqbah bin Amir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, "Avoid going to women." Upon this, a companion from the Ansar tribe asked, "O Messenger of Allah! What is your opinion about the brother-in-law? (Can he go to his brother's wife or not?)" The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) replied, "The brother-in-law (or elder brother-in-law) going there is (like) destruction."

The wife of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), Safiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her), came to meet the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in the mosque during the last ten days of Ramadan, when he was observing i'tikaf. She talked with him for a little while, then stood up to return. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) also stood up to escort her. When they reached the door of the mosque near the door of Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her), two men from the Ansar passed by and greeted the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There is no need to worry, this is (my wife) Safiyyah bint Huyayy (may Allah be pleased with her)." Both companions said: "Glory be to Allah! O Messenger of Allah!" This statement was hard for them to hear. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Satan flows through the human body like blood. I feared that he might cast some suspicion into your hearts."

Hazrat Abu Waqid Al-Laithi (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that (once) the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was sitting in the mosque and people were sitting around him, when three men came there. (Of them) two reached before the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and one turned back. (The narrator says that) then those two stood before the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). After that, one of them (when) saw some space in the gathering, sat there, and the other sat behind the people of the gathering, and the third one turned back. So when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) finished (his talk), he said (to the companions, may Allah be pleased with them): "Shall I not tell you about these three men?" So (listen), one of them sought refuge with Allah, so Allah gave him refuge; and the second felt shy, so Allah also felt shy with him (i.e., forgave him); and the third turned away, so Allah also turned away from him.