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