Hadith 5222

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَالِمٍ , حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ , عَنْ أَبِيهِ , عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاق , عَنْ الْبَرَاءِ , قَالَ : " دَخَلْتُ مَعَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ أَوَّلَ مَا قَدِمَ الْمَدِينَةَ , فَإِذَا عَائِشَةُ ابْنَتُهُ مُضْطَجِعَةٌ , قَدْ أَصَابَتْهَا حُمَّى , فَأَتَاهَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ , فَقَالَ لَهَا كَيْفَ أَنْتِ يَا بُنَيَّةُ ؟ وَقَبَّلَ خَدَّهَا " .
Narrated Al-Bara ibn Azib: I went in with Abu Bakr when he had newly come to Madina and he found his daughter Aishah lying down afflicted with fever. Abu Bakr went to her, and saying: How are you, girlie? kissed her on the cheek.
Hadith Reference سنن ابي داود / أبواب السلام / 5222
Hadith Grading الألبانی: صحيح  |  زبیر علی زئی: صحيح بخاري (3918), مشكوة المصابيح (4690)
Hadith Takhrij « تفرد بہ أبو داود، (تحفة الأشراف: 6588) (صحیح) »
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
If a father kisses his daughter on the cheek, there is nothing objectionable in this.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 5222