Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates this statement of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "Glad tidings are for the person who visited me and believed in me, and seven times glad tidings are for the person who believed in me even though he did not visit me."

(Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, says:) The narrator named Ayman heard this narration from both Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him). This narrator named Ayman is Ayman bin Malik Ash'ari.