(4) باب النَّهْىِ عَنِ ابْتِدَاءِ، أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ بِالسَّلاَمِ وَكَيْفَ يَرُدُّ عَلَيْهِمْ
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Ibn 'Umar through another chain of transmitters with a slight variation of wording. (AR)
Reference (AR): Sahih Muslim 2164 b (AR)
In-book reference (AR): Book 39, Hadith 10 (AR)
USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Book 26, Hadith 5383 (AR)