He greets you, so let him begin with the greeting, then you respond to him, and you will get the reward of obligation. Returning the greeting is obligatory, and starting with it is recommended for him. And the best thing by which he can draw closer to God is what He has made obligatory upon His creation. And if you know of a person that he hates your greeting of him, and perhaps that hatred will lead him to say that if you greet him If he does not respond to you, do not greet him to begin with, out of preference for him over yourself and out of pity for him, for you are preventing him from falling into sin. If he does not respond to you, he is abandoning the command of God that is obligatory upon him, and from faith is compassion for God’s creation. With this intention, leave the greeting of peace to him, even if you know from his religion that he returns the greeting. You should greet him, and if he hates it, greet him loudly and begin with it, then you will receive the reward of