Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah

It is narrated from Hazrat Ibn Buraidah that Hazrat Salman would personally prepare food from his own earnings, then invite those afflicted with leprosy and eat with them.

It is narrated from a man that he saw Hazrat Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) eating with a man afflicted with leprosy, and Hazrat Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) was placing his own hand where the leper's hand had been.

Hazrat Abdur Rahman bin Qasim narrates from his father, who says that a delegation from the tribe of Thaqif came to Hazrat Abu Bakr. Food was brought, so everyone gathered near, and one man who had the disease of leprosy moved aside. Hazrat Abu Bakr said to him, "Come closer," so he came closer. Then Hazrat Abu Bakr said, "Eat." So he ate, and Hazrat Abu Bakr began to place his hand where that man's hand was.

It is narrated from Hazrat Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) held the hand of a man afflicted with leprosy and included him with himself in the bowl, and said: "Eat, in the name of Allah, with trust in Allah and reliance upon Allah."

It is narrated from Hazrat Yahya bin Ja'dah that he said: A dark-skinned, pockmarked man came, whose skin was peeling off. Whoever he sat beside would move away from him, but the Noble Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) took his hand and seated him by his own side.

It is narrated from Hazrat Ikrimah that he says: A leper clung to Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them), so I said to him, "You are clinging with a leper?" He replied, "Leave it, perhaps he is better than you and me."

It is narrated from Hazrat Maqsim. He says that people used to avoid eating food with the blind, the lame, and the sick until this verse was revealed: There is no blame upon the blind, the lame, and the sick.

It is narrated from Hazrat Rabee’ bin Khuthaim that he said to his family, “Prepare for me a dessert of dates and ghee.” The narrator says: The family prepared it. Then he called a man who was insane. So Hazrat Rabee’ began to feed him morsels, even though his saliva was flowing. When he had eaten and left, Hazrat Rabee’s wife said to him, “We went to such trouble to make this dessert, and you gave it to him? What does he know about what he has eaten?” Hazrat Rabee’ replied, “But Allah Almighty knows.”

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her). She says that I had a freed slave who was afflicted with leprosy. And he used to sleep on my bed. And he used to eat from my bowl. If he were alive (now), the matter would have remained the same.