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