Hadith 1817
It is narrated from Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) took the hand of a leper and put it with his own in a bowl, then said: "Eat in the name of Allah, relying on Him and trusting in Him." 1. © Imam Tirmidhi says:
1- This hadith is gharib; we know it only from the narration of Yunus bin Muhammad, who narrates it from Mufaddal bin Fadalah.
2- This Mufaddal bin Fadalah is a Basri shaykh; there is another Basri shaykh named Mufaddal bin Fadalah who is a more reliable and well-known narrator than him.
3- Shu’bah has narrated this hadith via: «حبيب بن الشهيد عن ابن بريدة أن ابن عمر» that he (Ibn Umar) took the hand of a leper; in my view, the hadith of Shu’bah is more authentic and established.