حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ الْبَغَوِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنِي مَنْصُورُ بْنُ أَبِي مُزَاحِمٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَعِيدٍ الْمُؤَدِّبُ ، عَنْ زَكَرِيَّا ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ ، عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ ، قَالَ : " مَا نَسِيتُ مِنَ الأَشْيَاءِ فَلَمْ أَنَسَ تَسْلِيمَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي الصَّلاةِ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَشِمَالِهِ : السَّلامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ ، السَّلامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ " ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : " كَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى بَيَاضِ خَدَّيْهِ " .
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I may forget anything I wish, but I will never forget the way the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) used to give salam during prayer. He would turn to the right and to the left and say, "As-salamu 'alaykum wa rahmatullah." After this, Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The sight of the whiteness of the Prophet's (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) cheeks is as if it is still before my eyes today.