Hadith 967

حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجٌ، قَالَ‏:‏ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ‏:‏ لَمَّا جَاءَ أَهْلُ الْيَمَنِ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ‏:‏ ”قَدْ أَقْبَلَ أَهْلُ الْيَمَنِ وَهُمْ أَرَقُّ قُلُوبًا مِنْكُمْ“، فَهُمْ أَوَّلُ مَنْ جَاءَ بِالْمُصَافَحَةِ‏.‏
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said: When the people of Yemen came, the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "The people of Yemen have come, and they are more soft-hearted than you." And they were the first people to introduce handshaking.
Hadith Reference الادب المفرد / كتاب السلام / 967
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