Greeting the people of dhimmah with salam, and those who said: Companionship has a right

Alqamah said: I was coming with Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) from a place called Saylahin, when some landlords (dihqans) from the place of al-Hirah joined him in company. When these people entered Kufah, they left this road and took another road. He turned toward them and saw that they had turned off from the road, so he gave them the greeting of peace. I asked, "Did you give the greeting of peace to these disbelievers?" He said, "Indeed, these people kept me company, and a companion has some right as well."

Ibrahim said that Alqamah said: Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) did not say anything more to them than a gesture.

Shu'ayb bin al-Habhab said: I was with Ali bin Abdullah al-Bariqi when a Jew or a Christian passed by us carrying a load of food. Ali greeted him with peace. Shu'ayb said: I said, "But he is a Jew or a Christian!" So Ali recited the end of Surah al-Zukhruf: "By the Messenger's saying: 'O my Lord, these are a people who do not believe.' So turn away from them and say: 'Peace.' Soon they will come to know." [Surah al-Zukhruf: 88-89]

Ma'mar said: It reached me that Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) passed by a Jew and greeted him with peace. He was told, "But he is a Jew!" He said, "O Jew, return my greeting of peace to me and I will make a supplication for you." The Jew said, "I have indeed returned it." So he supplicated in these words: "O Allah, increase his wealth and his children."