حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ أَبِي الْأَحْوَصِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُسَلِّمُ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ حَتَّى يَبْدُوَ بَيَاضُ خَدِّهِ يَقُولُ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَعَنْ يَسَارِهِ حَتَّى يَبْدُوَ بَيَاضُ خَدِّهِ يَقُولُ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 4280
It was narrated that 'Abdullah said: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) used to say salam to his right (turning his face so far that) the whiteness of his cheek could be seen, saying, 'As-saJamu 'alaikum wa rahmatullah”; and to his left (turning his face so far that) the whiteness of his cheek could be seen, saying, ‘As-salamu 'alaikum wa rahmatullah."
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020