Sahih Muslim · Hadith 5791
The Book on Salutations and Greetings - كتاب السلام
حدثنا يحيى بن يحيى، أخبرنا هشيم، عن سيار، عن ثابت البناني، عن أنس، بن مالك أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم مر على غلمان فسلم عليهم .
Anas b. Malik reported that when Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) happened to pass by young boys he would great them. This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Sayyar with the same chain of transmitters.
Gradings are classical jarḥ-wa-taʿdīl, name-matched to a rijāl index (not individually re-verified).