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وَعَنْ عَبْدِ اللّٰهِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ قَالَ: كَانَ رَسُوْلُ اللّٰهِ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا قَدِمَ مَنْ سَفَرٍ تُلُقِّيَ بِصِبْيَانِ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهٖ، وَإِنَّهٗ قَدِمَ مِنْ سَفَرٍ فَسُبِقَ بِيْ إِلَيْهِ، فَحَمَلَنِيْ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ، ثُمَّ جِيْءَ بِأَحَدِ ابْنَيْ فَاطِمَةَ فَأَرْدَفَهٗ خَلْفَهٗ، قَالَ: فَأُدْخِلْنَا الْمَدِيْنَةَ ثَلَاثَةً عَلٰى دَابَّةٍ. رَوَاهُ مُسْلِم
مشکاۃ المصابیح، باب آداب السفر (حدیث3900)Narrated by Sayyiduna Abdullah ibn Ja'far, he said: Whenever the Messenger of Allah ﷺ returned from a journey, his family's children would go out to greet him. On one such occasion, I was brought out to greet him, and he ﷺ seated me in front of him. Then, one of Sayyidatuna Fatimah's sons was brought, and he ﷺ seated him behind him. We thus entered Madinah, three people on one mount.
A villager came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, 'You kiss children, but we do not.' The Beloved Prophet ﷺ replied, 'What can I do if Allah has removed mercy from your heart?' Sayyiduna Jabir bin Samurah narrates that I offered the Zuhr prayer behind the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. After the prayer, he went towards his house, and I accompanied him. On the way, we encountered some children. The Beloved Prophet ﷺ gently stroked the cheeks of each of them, and he also stroked my cheeks. I felt such coolness or fragrance from his blessed hand as if he had just taken it out of a perfume's box. Whenever he ﷺ passed by children, he would greet them with Salam.