“Make it narrower.”(1)

This is a good and authentic hadith.

2898 — Sa‘īd ibn ‘Abd al-Raḥmān al-Makhzūmī narrated to us, saying: Sufyān narrated to us, from al-Zuhrī, from ‘Urwah, from ‘Ā’ishah, who said: A group of Jews entered upon the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and said: “Al-sām ‘alayka” (death upon you). The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: “‘Alaykum” (upon you). ‘Ā’ishah said: I said: “Rather, upon you be death and curse.” The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: “O ‘Ā’ishah, indeed Allah loves gentleness in all matters.” ‘Ā’ishah said: Did you not hear what they said? He said: “I said: ‘Upon you.’”(2)

In this chapter, there is also a narration from Abū Baṣrah al-Ghifārī, Ibn ‘Umar, Anas, and Abū ‘Abd al-Raḥmān al-Juhanī.

The hadith of ‘Ā’ishah is a good and authentic hadith.

13 — Chapter: What has been reported concerning greeting a gathering in which there are Muslims and others

2899 — Yaḥyā ibn Mūsā narrated to us, saying: ‘Abd al-Razzāq narrated to us, saying: Abū Bakr ibn ‘Abd al-Raḥmān informed us, from Abū Salamah, from Abū Hurayrah, from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, who said: “When you come upon a gathering, then greet them with salām; then if you wish to sit, sit, and if you wish to leave, leave. For indeed the salām is not more deserving of being the first [action] than it is of being the last.”(3)

(1) Authentic; its chain has been previously cited at hadith number (1694).
(2) Authentic; it was reported in full and abridged by al-Bukhārī (2935) and (6024), Muslim (2165), Ibn Mājah (3689), and al-Nasā’ī in “al-Kubrā” (10213) and (11572). It is in “al-Musnad” (24090) and “Ṣaḥīḥ Ibn Ḥibbān” (547) and (6441).
(3) Authentic; it was reported by al-Tirmidhī (2701), and it is in “al-Musnad” (10556) and “Ṣaḥīḥ Ibn Ḥibbān” (493).