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.
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