'Indeed the Angels lower their wings out of respect to the student of knowledge.' (Saheeh al-Jami) *One should congratulate and give the good news to one's fellow Muslim upon a Muslim conquest. Imam Bukhari, may Allah have mercy on him, mentioned under the chapter: 'Jihad and going out in its path' a subchapter entitled: 'Chapter: Rejoicing over Muslim conquests.' *A person is also to give glad-tidings to a Muslim when he is dying. When Umar () was stabbed, a young boy from the Ansar came to Umar () and said to him: 'Rejoice O Leader of the Believers…'
*One should also give glad-tidings to their fellow Muslim when a tyrannical ruler dies, as in the story of the Companion who killed Abu Rafi'. He used to speak ill of the Prophet () and when he killed him, he told the Prophet () the good news of his demise.
*When one gives his brother good news, he should give him something, as is narrated in the story of Ka'b b. Malik ().
Al-Abbas () freed his slave when he was informed that al-Haj'jaaj b. Al'laat was bearing good news from the Messenger of Allah ().
*If the good news that one is giving his fellow Muslim brother pertains to a worldly matter, the bearer of the news should be given something. When Umar () sent his son to A'ishah () to seek her permission to be buried beside his two companions and he returned to his father, Umar () asked him: 'What do you have?' He said: 'I have news which will make you rejoice, she has permitted you to be buried there.' He said: 'All praise is due to Allah, nothing is more important to me than this.'
*If someone seeks something and the person can afford to give it, he should say: 'rejoice.' This is mentioned in the Sunnah. When the people heard that Abu Ubaidah () returned from Bahrain, they prayed Fajr with the Prophet (). He () said:
