The One Who Must Offer the Greeting of Peace

“The younger ones offer greetings of peace to the elders, passing by those who are stationary and fewer people to those of a greater number.”

“Those fewer in number initiate greetings of peace to those of a greater number, one riding to the one walking, people riding mules to those riding donkeys and those riding horses offer greeting of peace to those riding…

“I heard Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) saying, ‘A person riding should offer greetings of peace to the one walking, the one walking to the one stationary and sitting. On meeting a group the one in smaller numbers offers the…

“A person riding should offer greetings of peace to the one walking on foot and the one standing should offer greetings of peace to the one sitting.”

“If two groups attend the same meeting, the group entering last should offer greetings of peace to those who have entered first.”