It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "I will be the first person to knock at the door of Paradise." Anas said: It is as if I am still seeing the blessed hand of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, moving. Sufyan, may Allah have mercy on him, described its manner by saying that Abu Abdullah gathered his fingers and moved them. The narrator said: Thabit said to him: Did your hand touch the hand of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him? He said: Yes. He said: Give it to me so that I may kiss it.
Hadith Referenceسنن دارمي / مقدمه / 51
Hadith Gradingتحقیق (حسین سلیم أسد الدارانی):إسناده ضعيف لضعف علي بن زيد بن جدعان، [مكتبه الشامله نمبر: 51]
Hadith Takhrijاس روایت کی سند ضعیف ہے اور اسے [ترمذي 3147] و [حميدي 1238] نے روایت کیا ہے۔ لیکن آپ کا سب سے پہلے جنت کا دروازہ کھٹکھٹانا درست ہے، کما تقدم اور جیسا کہ امام احمد نے [مسند 144/3] میں صحيح سند سے ذکر کیا ہے۔ [صحيح مسلم 196] میں بھی روایت ہے۔
Brief Explanation
(Commentary on Hadiths 47 to 51) From these hadiths, the virtue of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) is understood, that he (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) will be the very first person to have the door of Paradise opened. ❀ The narrator described the state he witnessed to affirm the truthfulness of his statement. ❀ The sincere love of the pious predecessors for the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam). ❀ It is permissible to kiss the hand of a venerable personality. Some scholars have restricted this only to parents. And Allah knows best.