(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. (ES)
Reference (ES): Sahih Muslim 2164 b (ES)
In-book reference (ES): Book 39, Hadith 10 (ES)
USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Book 26, Hadith 5383 (ES)