Al-Adab Al-Mufrad, 994
sahih· Al-AlbaniHadith text · Matn
قَالَ ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ: فَأَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ جَابِرًا يَقُولُ: الْمَاشِيَانِ إِذَا اجْتَمَعَا فَأَيُّهُمَا بَدَأَ بِالسَّلاَمِ فَهُوَ أَفْضَلُ.
English translation
Jabir said, "When two people walking meet, then the one who gives the greeting first is the better of them."
References2 variants
- In-Book Reference
- Book 42, Hadith 30
- English Reference
- Book 42, Hadith 994