Chapter: A man’s greeting of his wife, of his female mahrams, and of unrelated women—whether singly or in groups—provided no temptation is feared; and likewise women’s greeting under the same condition.

863 – Sahl ibn Saʿd (may Allah be pleased with him) said: “There was among us a woman”—in another narration: “We had an elderly lady—who would gather the stalks of chard, throw them into the pot, and grind a few grains of barley. When we had performed the Friday Prayer and returned, we would greet her with salam and she would offer it to us.” Related by al-Bukhari. The verb takarkiru here means “to grind.”

864 – Umm Haniʾ, Fakhita bint Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with her) said: “I came to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, on the Day of the Conquest while he was bathing and Fatimah was screening him with a cloth. I offered salam, and then mentioned the remainder of the report.” Narrated by Muslim.

865 – Asmaʾ bint Yazid (may Allah be pleased with her) said: “The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, passed by us while we were a group of women, and he greeted us with salam.” Narrated by Abu Dawud and al-Tirmidhi, who declared it sound (ḥasan). Abu Dawud’s wording is given above, while al-Tirmidhi records: “The Messenger of Allah once passed through the mosque where a company of women were seated, and he gestured with his hand to greet them with salam.”

[Commentary]
The author, in his Riyad al-Salihin under the section on the etiquette of salam, entitled a chapter on greeting children—that is, youngsters from the age of discernment up to about twelve years old and the like.