Muwatta Malik #1884
Greetings
The Arabic includes the chain of narration (sanad) and the collector's commentary; the English translation shows the Prophet's words only.
حَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم
" إِنَّ الْيَهُودَ إِذَا سَلَّمَ عَلَيْكُمْ أَحَدُهُمْ فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ السَّامُ عَلَيْكُمْ . فَقُلْ عَلَيْكَ " .
Yahya related to me from Malik from Abdullah ibn Dinar that
Abdullah ibn Umar said that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless
him and grant him peace, said, "When a jew greets you, and says 'Death
to you' (as-samu alaykum) say, 'And to you.' "
Yahya said,
"Malik was asked whether a person who greeted a jew or christian,
should apologise for it. He said, 'No'."
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This hadith is #1884 from Muwatta Malik, in the Book of Greetings.