Ibn Abbas (RA) reported that some Muslims met a person with a small flock of sheep. He said: As-Salam-o-Alaikum. They caught hold of him and killed him and took possession of his flock. Then this verse was revealed: "He who meets you and extends you salutations, dont say: You are not a Muslim" (iv. 94). Ibn Abbas, however, recited the word as-Salam instead of "as-Salam".