Riyad as-Salihin
Riyad as-Salihin 854
Words to be Used for Offering Greetings
Arabic hadith text
وعن أسماء بنت يزيد رضي الله عنه عنها أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، مر في المسجد يومًا، وعصبة من النساء قعود، فألوى بيده بالتسليم. ((رواه الترمذي وقال: حديث حسن))
Translation
Asma' bint Yazid (May Allah be pleased with her) reported
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) passed through the mosque one day and there was a group of women (about ten of them) sitting in the mosque. He raised his hand to offer greetings.[At- Tirmidhi, who classified it as Hasan].