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