(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.'" (PT)
Reference (PT): Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2694 (PT)
In-book reference (PT): Book 42, Hadith 7 (PT)
English translation (PT): Vol. 5, Book 40, Hadith 2694 (PT)