(6) باب مَا جَاءَ فِي فَضْلِ الَّذِي يَبْدَأُ بِالسَّلاَمِ
Narrated Abu Umamah:
"They said: 'O Messenger of Allah! When two men meet, which of them initiates the Salam?' He said: 'The nearest of them to Allah.'" (JA)
Reference (JA): Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2694 (JA)
In-book reference (JA): Book 42, Hadith 7 (JA)
English translation (JA): Vol. 5, Book 40, Hadith 2694 (JA)