55. Taking the Initiative in Salutations

عن أبي هُرَيْرَةَ عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال يُسَلِّمُ الصَّغِيرُ على الْكَبِيرِ وَالْمَارُّ على الْقَاعِدِ وَالْقَلِيلُ على الْكَثِيرِ

Abu Hurayrah (rta)reported that the Prophet (sws) said: “The young should say salam to the elder, the one who walks should say salam to the one who sits and the smaller crowd should say salam to the bigger one.”[1]

[1]. Al-Bukhari, Al-Jami‘ al-sahih, vol.5, 2301, (no. 5877).