عَنْ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَلَامٍ رضي الله عنه قَالَ: لَمَّا قَدِمَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْمَدِينَةَ انْجَفَلَ النَّاسُ قِبَلَهُ، وَقِيلَ: قَدِمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، قَدِمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ، قَدِمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ، ثَلَاثًا، فَجِئْتُ فِي النَّاسِ لِأَنْظُرَ، فَلَمَّا تَبَيَّنْتُ وَجْهَهُ، عَرَفْتُ أَنَّ وَجْهَهُ لَيْسَ بِوَجْهِ كَذَّابٍ، فَكَانَ أَوَّلُ شَيْءٍ سَمِعْتُهُ تَكَلَّمَ بِهِ أَنْ قَالَ: «يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ، أَفْشُوا السَّلَامَ، وَأَطْعِمُوا الطَّعَامَ، وَصِلُوا الْأَرْحَامَ، وَصَلُّوا بِاللَّيْلِ وَالنَّاسُ نِيَامٌ، تَدْخُلُوا الْجَنَّةَ بِسَلَامٍ».
Kutoka kwa Abdullah bin Salam radhi za Allah ziwe juu yake amesema: Alipokuja Madina Mtume rehema na amani ziwe juu yake, watu walikusanyika mbele yake, pakasemwa: Amefika Mtume wa Mwenyezi Mungu rehema na amani ziwe juu yake, Amefika Mtume wa Mwenyezi Mungu, Amefika Mtume wa Mwenyezi Mungu, wakasema mara tatu, nikaja pamoja na watu kutazama, na nilipouona uso wake nikajua kuwa uso wake si uso wa muongo, kwa hivyo jambo la kwanza nililomsikia akizungumza alisema kuwa: "Enyi watu, toleaneni salamu na muunge udugu, na mlishe chakula, na msali usiku watu wakiwa wamelala, mtaingia peponi kwa amani".
‘Abdullāh ibn Salām (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: When the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) came to Madīnah, the people rushed to meet him, and it was said: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) has come! The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) has come! The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) has come! Three times. I came with the people to see him, and when I saw his face clearly, I knew that his face was not the face of a liar. The first thing I heard him say was: "O people, spread the greeting of peace, feed others, maintain kinship ties, and pray at night when people are asleep, and you will enter Paradise in peace."
Ni sunna kueneza salamu ya amani baina ya Waislamu ama kwa asiye Muislamu haanzwi kwa salamu, na akimtolea salamu kwa kusema: Amani iwe juu yako, (Assalaam alaikum) amjibu kwa kusema: Na juu yako (Wa alaikum).