حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ شَيْبَةَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُبَاتَةَ، عَنْ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ وَرْدَانَ قَالَ: رَأَيْتُ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ يُصَافِحُ النَّاسَ، فَسَأَلَنِي: مَنْ أَنْتَ؟ فَقُلْتُ: مَوْلًى لِبَنِي لَيْثٍ، فَمَسَحَ عَلَى رَأْسِي ثَلاَثًا وَقَالَ: بَارَكَ اللَّهُ فِيكَ.
It is narrated from Salamah bin Wardaan (may Allah have mercy on him) that I saw Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) shaking hands with people, so he asked me: Who are you? I replied: The freed slave of Banu Laith. He passed his hand over my head three times and said: May Allah bless you.