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tabarani:18763ʿAbdullāh b. Aḥmad b. Ḥanbal from my father > Aʿṭānī Ibn al-Ashjaʿī Kutubā

[Machine] I said, "O Messenger of Allah, guide me to an action that will bring me into Paradise." He said, "Indeed, from the causes of forgiveness are giving salutations (greetings) and speaking well."  

الطبراني:١٨٧٦٣حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ حَنْبَلٍ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي قَالَ أَعْطَانِي ابْنُ الْأَشْجَعِيُّ كُتُبَا عَنْ أَبِيهِ فَكَانَ فِيهَا عَنْ سُفْيَانَ عَنِ الْمِقْدَامِ بْنِ شُرَيْحٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ قَالَ

قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ دُلَّنِي عَلَى عَمِلٍ يُدْخِلُنِي الْجَنَّةَ قَالَ «إِنَّ مِنْ مُوجِبَاتِ الْمَغْفِرَةِ بَذْلُ السَّلَامِ وَحُسْنُ الْكَلَامِ»  


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tabarani:2731Muḥammad b. ʿAbdullāh al-Ḥaḍramī > Muḥammad b. ʿUbādah al-Wāsiṭī > Yaʿqūb b. Muḥammad > Jahm b. ʿUthmān > ʿAbdullāh b. Ḥasan b. Ḥasan from his father from his grandfather

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Indeed, one of the causes for forgiveness is to bring happiness to your Muslim brother."  

الطبراني:٢٧٣١حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَضْرَمِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ الْوَاسِطِيُّ ثنا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ ثنا جَهْمُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ حَسَنِ بْنِ حَسَنٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «إِنَّ مِنْ مُوجِبَاتِ الْمَغْفِرَةِ إِدْخَالَ السُّرُورِ عَلَى أَخِيكَ الْمُسْلِمِ»  

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السيوطي:٧٢٧٧a

"إِنَّ من موجباتِ الْمَغْفِرَةِ بذْلَ السَّلامِ وَحُسْنَ الكلامِ".  

[طب] الطبرانى في الكبير والخرائطى في مكارم الأَخلاق عن المقدام بن شُريح عن أَبيه عن جده