Zaid bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I was present in the service of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and there was a scribe before him. I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Place the pen on your ear, for doing so (placing the pen on the ear) helps one remember the purpose and outcome quickly." (Tirmidhi), and he said: This hadith is gharib and its chain is weak. Its chain is weak. Narrated by al-Tirmidhi.

Zaid bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) instructed me to learn the Syriac language. In another narration, he (peace and blessings be upon him) said that I should learn the writing of the Jews, and he said: "I fear for the writing of the Jews." Zaid bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I learned their language in less than half a month. When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) wrote letters to the Jews, I would write them, and when they wrote letters to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), I would read their letters to him. Its chain is Hasan. Narrated by al-Tirmidhi.

Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), he said: "When any one of you comes to a gathering, he should greet (with salam), then if he wishes to sit, he may sit. And when he gets up to leave, he should greet (with salam). The first (greeting) does not have more right than the second (greeting)." Its chain is Hasan. Narrated by al-Tirmidhi and Abu Dawood.

It is narrated from Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "There is no good or benefit in sitting on the roads, except for the one who guides the way, responds to greetings, lowers his gaze, and helps in loading a burden onto a mount." And the hadith narrated from Abu Jurayy is mentioned in the chapter "The Virtue of Charity." Its chain of narration is very weak; it is narrated in Sharh al-Sunnah.

Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "When Allah created Adam (peace be upon him) and breathed the soul into him, he sneezed and said, 'Alhamdulillah' (All praise is due to Allah). He praised Allah by Allah’s guidance, so his Lord said to him: 'May Allah have mercy on you, O Adam!' Go to that group of angels who are sitting and say to them: 'As-salamu alaikum!' So he went and said: 'As-salamu alaikum!' They replied: 'Wa alaikas-salam wa rahmatullah!' Then he returned to his Lord, who said: 'Indeed, this is your greeting and the greeting of your descendants among themselves.' Allah commanded him while both His hands were closed: 'Choose whichever you wish from among them.' He said: 'I have chosen the right hand of my Lord, and both hands of my Lord are right and blessed.' Then Allah spread out His right hand, and in it were Adam and his descendants. He said: 'O Lord! Who are these?' He replied: 'These are your descendants. The lifespan of every human being was written between his eyes, and among them was a man who was the brightest of them (in face).' He said: 'O Lord! Who is this?' He replied: 'This is your son Dawud (David), and I have written his lifespan as forty years.' He said: 'O Lord! Increase his lifespan.' Allah said: 'This is what I have written for him.' He said: 'O Lord! I have given him sixty years from my own lifespan.' Allah said: 'This is your decision.' The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: 'Then he remained in Paradise as long as Allah willed, then he was sent down from there, and Adam (peace be upon him) used to count his age. When the Angel of Death came to him, he said: 'You have come early, for my age was written as a thousand years.' He replied: 'Yes, but you gave sixty years to your son Dawud (David).' He denied it, and so his descendants also denied. And he forgot, so his descendants also forget.' The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: 'From that day, the command was given to write and to bear witness.'" Its chain is Hasan. Narrated by al-Tirmidhi.

Asma bint Yazid (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by a group of our women and greeted us with salam. Its chain is Hasan. Narrated by Abu Dawood, Ibn Majah, and Al-Darimi.

It is narrated from Tufail bin Abi bin Ka'b that he used to come to Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), and he would go with him to the market in the morning. The narrator states: When we would go to the market, Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) would greet everyone he passed by there—those engaged in small business, the wealthy, the poor, and anyone else. Tufail narrates: One day I came to Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), and he told me to go to the market. I said to him: What will you do in the market? You do not stop at any sale, nor do you inquire about any transaction, nor do you ask about prices, nor do you sit in the gatherings of the market. So please stay here and let us talk. The narrator states: Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said to me: O man with a belly! The narrator states: Tufail had a large belly. We go for the purpose of greeting (saying salam); we greet everyone we meet. Its chain is authentic. Narrated by Malik and Al-Bayhaqi in Shu'ab al-Iman.

Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: A man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and said, "So-and-so has a date-palm tree in my garden, and because of this date-palm tree he causes me harm." The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) sent a message to him to sell his date-palm tree to me. He said: No. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Then give it to me as a gift." He said: No. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Sell it to me in exchange for a date-palm tree in Paradise." He said: No. So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "I have not seen anyone more miserly than you, except one who is miserly in greeting with peace." Its chain is weak. Narrated by Ahmad and al-Bayhaqi in Shu'ab al-Iman.

Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), he (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "The one who initiates the greeting of peace is free from arrogance." Its chain is weak; it was narrated by Al-Bayhaqi in Shu'ab al-Iman.

Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) came to us and said, "Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) summoned me to him. I came to his door and greeted (with salam) three times. I did not receive a reply, so I returned. He (Umar) asked me: 'What prevented you from coming to us?' I said: 'I came and greeted at your door three times, but you did not reply, so I went back, because the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) instructed me: "When any of you seeks permission three times and is not granted permission, let him return."' Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: 'Present evidence for this.' Abu Sa'id (may Allah be pleased with him) said: 'I stood with them and went to Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) and testified.' Agreed upon.