Hisham ibn 'Amir al-Ansari, the cousin of Anas ibn Malik whose father was killed in the Battle of Uhud, that he heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say, "It is not lawful for a Muslim to snub another Muslim for more than three nights. As long as they are cut off from each other, they are turning away from the Truth. The first of them to return to a proper state has his expiation for that inasmuch as he was the first to return to a proper state. If they die while they are cut off from each other, neither of them will ever enter the Garden. If one of them greets the other and he refuses to return the greeting or accept his greeting, then an angel returns the greeting to him and Shaytan answers the other."
Reported by Ahmad (No. 15668, 15669). Cited in Al-Adab al-Mufrad (No. 402).
الجزء الرابع من حديث ابن البختري (63)لا يحل لمسلم أن يهجر مسلما فوق ثلاث ، فإن تصارما فوق ثلاث فإنهما ناكبان عن الحق ما داما على صرامهما ، فأولهما فيئا سبقه بالفيء كفارة ، فإن سلم عليه فلم يرد عليه ورد سلامه ردت عليها الملائكة , ورد على الآخر الشيطان ، فإن ماتا على صرامهما لم يجتمعا في الجنة أبدًا
"لا يحل لمؤمن أن يهجر مؤمنًا فوق ثلاث، فإن مرت به ثلاث، فليلقه، وليسلم عليه، فإن رد عليه السلام، فقد اشتركا في الأجر، وإن لم يرد عليه، فقد باء بالإثم، وخرج المسلم من الهجرة"
Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It is unlawful for a Muslim to abandon his brother for more than three (days); so whoever abandons more than three then dies will enter the Hellfire."
