'As-Salaam alaikum.' (Bukhari) *It is of the Sunnah that the rider gives salam to the one who is walking and that the walking should give salam to the one who is seated. The smaller group should give Salam to the larger group, the younger should greet the elderly. If two meet each other in their cars, or while they are walking, the younger of the two should greet the other. If the elder greets the younger then he will receive the reward. Abu Hurairah () narrated that the Prophet () said:
Salam__to_the_one_who_is_walking_and_the_one_who_is_walking_should_greet_the_one_who_is_sitting,_and_the_smaller_group_should_give'>'The one who is riding should give Salam to the one who is walking and the one who is walking should greet the one who is sitting, and the smaller group should give Salam to the larger group.'(Bukhari) It is narrated in Saheeh Bukhari that the Prophet () said:
'The young should greet the elderly with Salam, and the one who is walking should give Salam to the one who is sitting and the small group should give Salam to the larger group.' *If two meet and greet each other then both should respond to the other's greeting.
*One should respond to the greeting of an individual if he sends it with another. A man came to the Prophet () and said: 'My father gives you his Salam.' The Prophet () responded saying:
