Jami' at-Tirmidhi
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2731
حَدَّثَنَا سُوَيْدُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، أَخْبَرَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ زَحْرٍ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ يَزِيدَ، عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ، رضى الله عنه أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " تَمَامُ عِيَادَةِ الْمَرِيضِ أَنْ يَضَعَ أَحَدُكُمْ يَدَهُ عَلَى جَبْهَتِهِ أَوْ قَالَ عَلَى يَدِهِ فَيَسْأَلَهُ كَيْفَ هُوَ وَتَمَامُ تَحِيَّاتِكُمْ بَيْنَكُمُ الْمُصَافَحَةُ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا إِسْنَادٌ لَيْسَ بِالْقَوِيِّ . قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ وَعُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ زَحْرٍ ثِقَةٌ وَعَلِيُّ بْنُ يَزِيدَ ضَعِيفٌ وَالْقَاسِمُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ يُكْنَى أَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ وَهُوَ مَوْلَى عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ خَالِدِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ بْنِ مُعَاوِيَةَ وَهُوَ ثِقَةٌ وَالْقَاسِمُ شَامِيٌّ .
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Abu Umamah reported that Allah’s Messenger said: ‘Part of visiting the sick properly is for one of you to place his hand on the patient’s forehead—or, he said, on his hand—and ask how he is. And handshaking completes your greetings to one another.’
Abu ‘Isa said: This chain is not strong. Muhammad said: ‘‘Ubayd Allah ibn Zahr is trustworthy, while ‘Ali ibn Yazid is weak. Al-Qasim ibn ‘Abd al-Rahman, whose kunyah is Abu ‘Abd al-Rahman, was a client of ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Khalid ibn Yazid ibn Mu‘awiyah; he is trustworthy and is from Syria.’’
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The narrator is uncertain whether the hand is placed on the patient’s forehead or hand. The source judges the chain not strong, noting the weakness of ‘Ali ibn Yazid despite the trustworthiness of the other named transmitters.