The Book of Greetings

كتاب السلام

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The One Who Is Riding Should Greet The One Who Is Walking, And The Smaller Group Should Greet The Larger Group

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Hadith 1

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ENGLISH

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:

The rider should first greet the pedestrian, and the pedestrian the one who is seated and a small group should greet a larger group (with as-Salam-u-'Alaikum).

ARABIC

‏ يُسَلِّمُ الرَّاكِبُ عَلَى الْمَاشِي وَالْمَاشِي عَلَى الْقَاعِدِ وَالْقَلِيلُ عَلَى الْكَثِيرِ ‏