(a) It is narrated from Abu Ma'mar: I prayed behind a man in Makkah, and he gave the salam on both sides. I mentioned this to Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him), and he said: Where did he grasp this from? And al-Hakam said:
"The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) also used to do this."
(b) It is reported in Sahih Muslim through another chain, but in it, instead of 'anna 'aqalaha' (where did he grasp it from), it is 'anna 'aliqaha' (where did he pick it up from).
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الصلاة / 2971
Mujahid (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates from Abu Ma'mar that the imam of the people of Makkah gave the salam on both sides. I mentioned it to Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him), and he (may Allah be pleased with him) said: 'Anna 'aliqaha?' (Where did he get this from?)
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الصلاة / 2972
(a) This narration is also reported through another chain, and in it are the words 'anna amiran aw rajulan' (that a governor or a man).
(b) This hadith also has corroborating narrations (shawahid) through Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him), which he narrates from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الصلاة / 2973
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) gave the salam to his right, he would say: 'As-salamu 'alaykum wa rahmatullah' (Peace and the mercy of Allah be upon you), until the whiteness of his right cheek could be seen, and when he gave the salam to his left, he would say: 'As-salamu 'alaykum wa rahmatullah' (Peace and the mercy of Allah be upon you), until the whiteness of his blessed cheek could be seen.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الصلاة / 2974
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:صحيح
Hadith Takhrij«صحيح۔ قال الترمذي هذا حديث حسن صحيح»
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him); he would say the takbir when rising and when sitting, and he would give the salam to his right and to his left, until I could see the whiteness of his blessed cheek on both sides. And I saw Abu Bakr and Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both); they too did the same.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الصلاة / 2975
A similar narration is reported from Abu Ishaq (may Allah have mercy on him), and in it he added: 'As-salamu alaykum wa rahmatullah, as-salamu alaykum wa rahmatullah' (Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah, peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah). I also saw Abu Bakr and Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) doing the same.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الصلاة / 2976
Masruq (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: Whatever things I may have forgotten, I have not forgotten how the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) gave the salam in prayer to his right and to his left. Rather, I remember well that he (peace and blessings be upon him) would give the salam in prayer to his right and to his left, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) would say: 'As-salamu alaykum wa rahmatullah, as-salamu alaykum wa rahmatullah' (Peace and the mercy of Allah be upon you, peace and the mercy of Allah be upon you). Then he (may Allah be pleased with him) said: It is as though I am (still) looking at the whiteness of the blessed face of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الصلاة / 2977
It is narrated from Sayyiduna al-Bara' bin Azib (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to give the salam to his right and to his left, until his blessed cheek could be clearly seen, and then he would say: "'As-salamu alaykum wa rahmatullah' (Peace and the mercy of Allah be upon you)."
This hadith is established from Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas and Sayyiduna Jabir bin Samurah (may Allah be pleased with them both).
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الصلاة / 2978
Amir bin Sa'd narrates from his father (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: I used to see the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) giving the salam to his right and to his left, until I could see the whiteness of his cheek.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الصلاة / 2979
(a) Amir bin Sa'd narrates from his father, Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him), that he said: I saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) giving two salams in prayer. When he gave the salam to the right he would say: 'As-salamu alaykum wa rahmatullah' (Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah). Then when he turned to the left he would say: 'As-salamu alaykum wa rahmatullah' (Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah), until the whiteness of his cheeks could be seen from both sides.
(b) Isma'il bin Muhammad says: I mentioned this hadith before al-Zuhri, and al-Zuhri said: I have not heard this hadith among the hadiths of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Isma'il bin Muhammad said: Have you heard all the hadiths of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)? Al-Zuhri said: No. He said: Two-thirds? He said: No. He said: Then half, at least? Al-Zuhri stopped at half or at a third. Then Isma'il said to him: Place this hadith among those you have not heard.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الصلاة / 2980
(a) Sayyiduna Jabir bin Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) relates: When we prayed behind the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), we would say, pointing with our index fingers: 'As-salamu alaykum, as-salamu alaykum' (Peace be upon you, peace be upon you). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to us: "What is the matter with people who gesture with their hands in prayer as though they were the tails of restive horses? Is it not enough for one of them" or he said: "for one of you to place his hand on his thigh and then give the salam to his right and to his left?"
(b) Imam Muslim (may Allah have mercy on him), in his Sahih, in the hadith of Mis'ar bin Kidam, said: "Then he should give the salam to his brother on his right and on his left."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الصلاة / 2981
It is narrated from Wasi' bin Habban that he asked Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) about the prayer of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and he said: "He (peace and blessings be upon him) would say: 'Allahu akbar' (Allah is the Greatest); whenever he went down he would say the takbir, and whenever he rose from bowing and prostration. Then (at the end) he would say: 'As-salamu alaykum wa rahmatullah' (Peace and the mercy of Allah be upon you) and turn to his right, then he would say: 'As-salamu alaykum wa rahmatullah' (Peace and the mercy of Allah be upon you) and turn to his left."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الصلاة / 2982
Salamah bin Kuhayl relates: I heard Abu al-Anbas Hujr say that Alqamah bin Wa'il (may Allah have mercy on him) reports from Sayyiduna Wa'il (may Allah be pleased with him) that he prayed with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he mentioned the hadith, which is long. In it is also that he gave the salam to his right and to his left.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الصلاة / 2983
(a) It is narrated from Abu Razin that Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) gave the salam to his right and to his left, then stood up.
(b) Mughirah narrated this same report from Abu Razin, and in it is that he said: 'Salamun alaykum, salamun alaykum' (Peace be upon you, peace be upon you).
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الصلاة / 2984