Is the Hadith that prohibits initiating greeting with "Salam" to disbelievers and commands restricting their paths authentic?
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The : "Do not greet Jews and Christians first" is authentic and sound, and its rulings have been explained and clarified in Fatwas no. 73031 and 48060.
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