Hadith 23535

Yahya related to me from Malik from Ishaq ibn Abdullah ibn AbiTalha that at-Tufayl ibn Ubayy ibn Kab told him that he visitedAbdullah ibn Umar one morning and went out with him to the market, andwhen they were out, Abdullah ibn Umar did not pass by anyone sellingpoor merchandise or selling commodities or a needy person or anyonebut that he greeted them.At-Tufayl said, "I came to Abdullahibn Umar one day and he asked me to follow him to the market. I saidto him, 'What will you do in the market if you will not stop to sellnor seek any goods or barter with them or sit in any of the assembliesor market?' Abdullah ibn Umar said that we should sit down and talk,and then he explained, 'Abu Batni, (lit. father of the belly, at-Tufayl had a prominent stomach), we go out in the morning only for thesake of the greeting. We greet whomever we meet.' "