[Machine] "He came to Sham (Syria) and saw the Christians, so he mentioned their meaning except that he said, 'Why do you do this?' They said, 'This was the greeting of the Prophets before us.' So I said, 'We have more right to do this with our Prophet.' The Prophet of Allah ﷺ said, 'They have lied about their Prophets and distorted their scriptures. Indeed, Allah has replaced something better than that - the greeting of the people of Jannah (Paradise): Peace.'"  

إِنَّهُ أَتَى الشَّامَ فَرَأَى النَّصَارَى فَذَكَرَ مَعْنَاهُ إِلَّا أَنَّهُ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ لِأَيِّ شَيْءٍ تَصْنَعُونَ هَذَا؟ قَالُوا هَذَا كَانَ تَحِيَّةَ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ قَبْلَنَا فَقُلْتُ نَحْنُ أَحَقُّ أَنْ نَصْنَعَ هَذَا بِنَبِيِّنَا فَقَالَ نَبِيُّ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّهُمْ كَذَبُوا عَلَى أَنْبِيَائِهِمْ كَمَا حَرَّفُوا كِتَابَهُمْ إِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ أَبْدَلَنَا خَيْرًا مِنْ ذَلِكَ السَّلَامَ تَحِيَّةَ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ