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Someone walking greets the person sitting down
Al-Adab Al-Mufrad : 994
Al-Adab Al-MufradHadith Number 994
قَالَ ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ: فَأَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ جَابِرًا يَقُولُ: الْمَاشِيَانِ إِذَا اجْتَمَعَا فَأَيُّهُمَا بَدَأَ بِالسَّلاَمِ فَهُوَ أَفْضَلُ.
Jabir said, "When two people walking meet, then the one who gives the greeting first is the better of them."
Reference : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 994In-book reference : Book 42, Hadith 30English translation : Book 42, Hadith 994
