Daily Hadith Tue 03-Mar-2015 - 14 Jumada al-Ula 1436 حديث اليوم
باب آداب السلام
وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله صَلّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وسَلَّم قال : « يُسَلِّمُ الرَّاكبُ عَلَى الْمَاشِي ، وَالْماشي عَلَي القَاعِدِ ، والقليلُ على الكَثِيِرِ » متفق عليه . وفي رواية البخاري : والصغيرُ على الْكَبِيرِ .
857/133 - رياض الصالحين
Etiquette of offering Greetings
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said,"A rider should greet a pedestrian; a pedestrian should greet one who is sitting; and a small group should greet a large group (of people)."[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
The narration in Al-Bukhari adds: Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "The young should greet the elderly."


Commentary:
The greeting of As-Salamu Alaikum should be uttered according to the prescribed way. It is the situations under reference and not the grades which will be taken into consideration in this respect.
133/857 - Riyad Us-Saliheen (Gardens of the Righteous)
Tue 03-Mar-2015 - 14 Jumada al-Ula 1436