Hisham ibn ‘Amir reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “It is not lawful for a Muslim to boycott another Muslim for longer than three nights. Verily, they are both diverting from the truth as long as they are divided. The first of them to return will have his sin expiated by his initiative in returning. If he greets him with peace and he does not accept it, and he rejects his offer of peace, the angels will respond to his greeting of peace and Satan will respond to the other. If they both die while they are divided, they will never enter Paradise together.”
Source: Musnad Aḥmad 16257
Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Arna’ut
عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عَامِرٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَا يَحِلُّ لِمُسْلِمٍ أَنْ يَهْجُرَ مُسْلِمًا فَوْقَ ثَلَاثِ لَيَالٍ فَإِنَّهُمَا نَاكِبَانِ عَنْ الْحَقِّ مَا دَامَا عَلَى صُرَامِهِمَا وَأَوَّلُهُمَا فَيْئًا يَكُونُ سَبْقُهُ بِالْفَيْءِ كَفَّارَةً لَهُ وَإِنْ سَلَّمَ فَلَمْ يَقْبَلْ وَرَدَّ عَلَيْهِ سَلَامَهُ رَدَّتْ عَلَيْهِ الْمَلَائِكَةُ وَرَدَّ عَلَى الْآخَرِ الشَّيْطَانُ وَإِنْ مَاتَا عَلَى صُرَامِهِمَا لَمْ يَدْخُلَا الْجَنَّةَ جَمِيعًا أَبَدًا
16257 مسند أحمد بن حنبل
26/188 المحدث شعيب الأرناؤوط خلاصة حكم المحدث صحيح في تخريج المسند لشعيب
