It is narrated from Ubaidullah bin Abdullah (may Allah have mercy on him) that when Sayyiduna Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) came for his first Hajj after becoming the Caliph, Sayyiduna Uthman bin Hunaif Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) came to meet him, and he said: «السلام عليك أيها الأمير ورحمة الله» . The people of Syria disliked this manner and said: Who is this hypocrite who is diminishing the greeting to the Commander of the Faithful? Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) sat down on his knees and then said: O Commander of the Faithful! These people are angry with me over something which you know better than they do. By Allah, I greeted Sayyiduna Abu Bakr, Sayyiduna Umar, and Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with them) in the same way, and none of them disliked it. Sayyiduna Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) said to the one among the people of Syria who had said this: Wait. He has said exactly what they used to say. But when this trial befell the people of Syria, they began to say that there should be no deficiency in the greeting to our Caliph. O people of Madinah! I think that you call the collector of charity "O Amir" (and that is why they felt bad).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that I came to Hajjaj, but I did not greet him with salam.

It is narrated from Tamim bin Hazlam, may Allah have mercy on him, that he said: I remember who was the first to be greeted with the title of "Amir" in Kufa. Sayyiduna Mughirah bin Shu'bah, may Allah be pleased with him, came out from the door of Rahbah, and a man from Kindah came. People think that he was Abu Qurrah Kindi. He greeted (Mughirah) and said these words: «السلام عليك أيها الأمير ورحمة الله، السلام علیکم» ! Sayyiduna Mughirah, may Allah be pleased with him, disliked this manner and said: «السلام عليكم أيها الأمير، السلام علیکم» ! (What kind of manner is this?) Am I not included among those people (then what is the need for a separate greeting for me?) Samak, may Allah have mercy on him, says: Afterwards, Sayyiduna Mughirah, may Allah be pleased with him, accepted it.

It is narrated from Ziyad bin Ubaid Himyari (may Allah have mercy on him) that we went to Sayyiduna Rufa’i bin Sakan Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) while he was the governor of Antabalis. We were present there when a man came and greeted with these words: «السلام عليك أيها الأمير» . So Sayyiduna Rufa’i (may Allah be pleased with him) said to him: If you had greeted us, we would have replied to your greeting, but you have greeted Muslimah bin Makhlad (Sayyiduna Muslimah, may Allah be pleased with him, was the governor of Egypt at that time). Go to him, he will reply to your greeting. Ziyad says that when he was in a gathering and we came and greeted, he would say: «السلام علیکم» .

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Miqdad bin Aswad (may Allah be pleased with him), he says that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would come at night, he would greet in such a manner that the one who was asleep would not wake up and the one who was awake would hear it.

It is narrated from Imam Sha’bi (may Allah have mercy on him) that Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) recognized Sayyiduna Adi bin Hatim (may Allah be pleased with him) and said: «حَيَّاكَ اللَّهُ» “May Allah keep you alive.”

It is narrated from Sayyida Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her), she said: Sayyida Fatima (may Allah be pleased with her) came, and her manner of walking was just like the manner of walking of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Welcome, my daughter." Then he seated her on his right or his left side.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) sought permission to come to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), recognizing his voice, said: "Welcome to the good and excellent person."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with them both), he said: We were sitting with the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) under the shade of a tree between Makkah and Madinah when an ill-mannered and harsh Bedouin came and said: «السلام علیکم» ! He (the Prophet) said: "And upon you."

It is narrated from Abu Jamrah (may Allah have mercy on him) that I heard Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that when he was greeted with Salam, he would reply: «وعلیک ورحمۃ الله» .