Someone asked, "Messenger of Allah, when two men meet, which of them should be the first to give the greeting?"He replied, "The one who is closer to Allah."
حدثنا علي بن حجر أخبرنا قران بن تمام الأسدي عن أبي فروة يزيد بن سنان عن سليم بن عامر
قيل يا رسول الله الرجلان يلتقيان أيهما يبدأ بالسلام فقال أولاهما بالله
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[Sahih] Abu Dawud also narrated it, in the Book of Manners, chapter on the merit of the one who initiates the greeting of peace, no. 5197, through another route from Abu Umama, similarly.