Al-Adab Al-Mufrad #250
Cheerfulness Towards People
The Arabic includes the chain of narration (sanad) and the collector's commentary; the English translation shows the Prophet's words only.
حَدَّثَنِا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، عَنْ قَيْسٍ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ جَرِيرًا يَقُولُ: مَا رَآنِي رَسُولُ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مُنْذُ أَسْلَمْتُ إِلاَّ تَبَسَّمَ فِي وَجْهِي، وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم: يَدْخُلُ مِنْ هَذَا الْبَابِ رَجُلٌ مِنْ خَيْرِ ذِي يَمَنٍ، عَلَى وَجْهِهِ مَسْحَةُ مَلَكٍ، فَدَخَلَ جَرِيرٌ.
Jarir said, "Since the time I became Muslim, the Messenger of Allah,
may Allah bless him and grant him peace, never saw me without smiling at
me." The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said,
"A man from the best of Dhu Yaman will enter by this door whose face has
been touched by an angel." Then Jarir came in.
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This hadith is #250 from Al-Adab Al-Mufrad, in the Book of Cheerfulness Towards People.