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A man asked the Prophet, "What Islamic traits are the best?" The
Prophet said, "Feed the people, and greet those whom you know and
those whom you do not know."
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 79, Hadith 10
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Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) ordered us to do seven (things): to visit the sick, to
follow the funeral processions, to say Tashmit to a sneezer, to help
the weak, to help the oppressed ones, to propagate As-Salam
(greeting), and to help others to fulfill their oaths (if it is not
sinful). He forbade us to drink from silver utensils, to wear gold
rings, to ride on silken saddles, to wear silk clothes, Dibaj (thick
silk cloth), Qassiy and Istabraq (two kinds of silk). (See
Hadith No. 539, Vol. 7)
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The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "It is not lawful for a Muslim to desert (not to speak to) his brother Muslim for more
than three days while meeting, one turns his face to one side and the other turns his face to the other
side. Lo! The better of the two is the one who starts greeting the other."