Muck Rule

[LetYouDown]

First time I've been at a table with a rules dispute in a long time...figure this one is easy. I see a flop heads up with an opponent. He checks to me, I bet the pot, he goes all in for a decent sized check raise. I announce "call" and flip my cards face up on the table, relatively close to me. Nowhere near the muck. Everyone saw my hand and heard my call. I had A-K offsuit on a monotone flop of A-K-X. I had no redraws, so only the ranks mattered. The dealer mucked my cards as I reached for the money to call the bet. Opponent got visibly irritated as they pulled the cards out of the muck...even though I clearly announced call. Dealer easily finds cards, opponent misses draw and leaves table pissed off.

Is this muck retrieval the correct ruling?