Sunan Ibn Majah
Sunan Ibn Majah 3698
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ مُسْلِمٍ، عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، أَنَّهُ أَتَى النَّبِيَّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ نَاسٌ مِنَ الْيَهُودِ فَقَالُوا السَّامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَبَا الْقَاسِمِ . فَقَالَ " وَعَلَيْكُمْ " .
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
It was narrated that Abu Bakr said: Abu Mu‘awiyah narrated to us, from al-A‘mash, from Muslim, from Masruq, from ‘Aishah, that some Jews came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said, ‘Death be upon you, Abu al-Qasim.’ He replied, ‘And upon you.’
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The Arabic has al-sam (‘death’) in the greeting, as reflected in the witness's transliteration ‘Assam.’