Anas ibn Malik said, "When the people of Yemen came, the Prophet,
may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'The people of Yemen have
arrived and they have gentler hearts than you. They are the first to offer
the handshake.'"
Ibrahim ibn Marzuq ath-Thaqafi related that his father (who had
belonged to Allah ibn az-Zubayr) told him, "'Abdullah ibn az-Zubayr sent
me to his mother, Asma' bint Abi Bakr and he told her how al-Hajjaj was
treating them. She made supplication for me and stroked my head. I was
a young boy at that time."
Salama ibn Wardan said, "I saw Anas ibn Malik shake hands with
some people and he asked me, 'And who are you?' I said, 'The mawla of the
Banu Layth.' He stroked my head three times and said, 'May Allah bless
you.'"
