It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "The rider should greet the one who is walking, and the one who is walking should greet the one who is sitting, and the smaller group should greet the larger group."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Fadala (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "The rider should greet the one who is walking, and those who are fewer in number should greet those who are greater in number."

It is narrated from Imam Sha'bi (may Allah have mercy on him) that he met a horse rider and greeted him first with salam. (His student Husain says) I asked: Why did you greet him first? He replied: I saw Shurayh (may Allah have mercy on him) that even while walking on foot, he would initiate the salam.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Fadala bin Ubaid (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "The rider should greet the one who is walking, the one who is walking should greet the one who is sitting, and a smaller group should greet a larger group."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Fadala (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "The rider should greet the one who is walking, and the one who is walking should greet the one who is standing, and the smaller group should greet the larger group."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The rider should greet the one who is walking, and the one who is walking should greet the one who is sitting, and those who are fewer in number should greet those who are greater in number."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The younger should greet the elder, the one who is walking should greet the one who is sitting, and the smaller group should greet the larger group."

It is narrated from Abu al-Zinad (may Allah have mercy on him) that when Kharijah bin Zaid bin Thabit wrote greetings, he would write according to the script of Sayyiduna Zaid bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him): «السلام عليك يا أمير المومنین» ...... O Commander of the Faithful, peace be upon you, and the mercy and blessings of Allah, His forgiveness, and pure salutations.

It is narrated from Abu Qurrah Khurasani, he says: I saw Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that when he would pass by us, he would gesture with his hand and say salam. And there were white spots on his body.

And I saw Sayyiduna Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him) that he used to apply yellow dye and he had a black turban on.

Sayyidah Asma (may Allah be pleased with her) says that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gestured with his hand while greeting women with salam.

It is narrated from Sa’d, may Allah have mercy on him, that he went out with Abdullah bin Amr and Qasim bin Muhammad until both of them camped at the place of Saraf. Abdullah bin Zubair, may Allah be pleased with him, passed by there, so he greeted them with a gesture of his hand, and both of them replied to him.