Tariq bin Shihab once said to Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him): "O Abu Abdur Rahman! A man greeted you with salam and in reply you said, 'Allah and His Messenger have spoken the truth'?" He replied: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Near the Day of Judgment, salam will become exclusive, trade will become so widespread that a wife will help her husband in trade, and family ties will be severed.'"