Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) visited a sick person, he would sit by his head.
Abu Ya'la recorded it, and its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih.
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الجنائز / 3768