Narrated Abu Burda:
When I came to Medina. I met `Abdullah bin Salam. He said, "Will you come to me so that I may
serve you with Sawiq (i.e. powdered barley) and dates, and let you enter a (blessed) house that in
which the Prophet (ﷺ) entered?" Then he added, "You are In a country where the practice of Riba (i.e.
usury) is prevalent; so if somebody owe you something and he sends you a present of a load of
chopped straw or a load of barley or a load of provender then do not take it, as it is Riba."
Narrated Sa`d bin Abi Waqqas:
I have never heard the Prophet (ﷺ) saying about anybody walking on the earth that he is from the people
of Paradise except `Abdullah bin Salam. The following Verse was revealed concerning h…
Narrated Qais bin Ubad:
While I was sitting in the Mosque of Medina, there entered a man (Abdullah bin Salam) with signs of
solemnity over his face. The people said, "He is one of the people of Paradise." He prayed two…