حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ عَنْ فِرَاسٍ عَنْ عَامِرٍ عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ رُبَّمَا حَدَّثَنَا عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَيَكْبُو وَيَتَغَيَّرُ لَوْنُهُ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ هَكَذَا أَوْ قَرِيبًا مِنْ هَذَا
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 4333
It was narrated that Masrooq said: 'Abdullah would tell us something from the Messenger of Allah (PBUH), then he would pause and his colour would change, and he would say: Like this or close to this.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020