Kissing a Child

Hazrat Nafi' narrates that Hazrat Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) kissed a child and then rinsed his mouth.

Hazrat Nafi' narrates that Hazrat Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) kissed one of his daughters, then asked for water and rinsed his mouth.

Hazrat Nafi' narrates that whenever Hazrat Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) kissed a child, he would rinse his mouth, but he would not perform ablution.

Hazrat Mughira narrates that I asked Ibrahim about the ruling of performing ablution after kissing a child, so he replied, "This is an expression of kindness and mercy; ablution is not obligatory in this case."