Al-Adab Al-Mufrad #1030
Greetings
The Arabic includes the chain of narration (sanad) and the collector's commentary; the English translation shows the Prophet's words only.
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدٌ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنَا حَيْوَةُ بْنُ شُرَيْحٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي زِيَادُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ، بَطْنٌ مِنْ حِمْيَرٍ، قَالَ: دَخَلْنَا عَلَى رُوَيْفِعٍ، وَكَانَ أَمِيرًا عَلَى أَنْطَابُلُسَ، فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِ، وَنَحْنُ عِنْدَهُ، فَقَالَ: السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا الأَمِيرُ، فَقَالَ لَهُ رُوَيْفِعٌ: لَوْ سَلَّمْتَ عَلَيْنَا لَرَدَدْنَا عَلَيْكَ السَّلاَمَ، وَلَكِنْ إِنَّمَا سَلَّمْتَ عَلَى مَسْلَمَةَ بْنِ مَخْلَدٍ، وَكَانَ مَسْلَمَةُ عَلَى مِصْرَ، اذْهَبْ إِلَيْهِ فَلْيَرُدَّ عَلَيْكَ السَّلاَمَ.
Ziyad ibn 'Ubayd (ar-Ru'ayni) said, "We went to Ruwayfa', the
Amir of Antabulis. A man came and greeted him, saying, 'Peace be upon the
Amir.' From 'Abda, he said, 'Peace be upon the Amir.' Ruwayfa' said to
him, 'If you had greeted us, we would have returned the greeting. But you
greeted Maslama ibn Mukhallad (Maslama was in charge of Egypt). Go to him
and he will return your greeting.'"
About Al-Adab Al-Mufrad
This hadith is #1030 from Al-Adab Al-Mufrad, in the Book of Greetings.