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.