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How To Kiss It

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Darussalam · Volume 3

24. The Book Of The Rites Of Hajj

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الحديث: 2938 ¦ الجزء: 5 ¦ الصفحة: 227

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2941. It was narrated that Hanzalah said: "I saw Tâwûs pass by the Corner. If he saw it was crowded, he would pass by and he would not push his way in. And if he saw it was free, he would kiss it three times, then he said: 'I saw Ibn 'Abbâs doing that. Ibn 'Abbâs said: I saw 'Umar bin Al-Khattâb doing that, then he said: You are just a stone that can neither cause harm or bring benefit; were it not that I saw the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ kissing you I would not have kissed you.' Then 'Umar said: 'I saw the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ doing that.'" (Saḥih)

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2938 - أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عُثْمَانَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ، عَنْ حَنْظَلَةَ، قَالَ: رَأَيْتُ طَاوُسًا يَمُرُّ بِالرُّكْنِ، فَإِنْ وَجَدَ عَلَيْهِ زِحَامًا مَرَّ، وَلَمْ يُزَاحِمْ، وَإِنْ رَآهُ خَالِيًا، قَبَّلَهُ ثَلَاثًا، ثُمَّ قَالَ: رَأَيْتُ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ، فَعَلَ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ، وَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ: " رَأَيْتُ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ، فَعَلَ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: إِنَّكَ حَجَرٌ، لَا تَنْفَعُ وَلَا تَضُرُّ، " وَلَوْلَا أَنِّي رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَبَّلَكَ، مَا قَبَّلْتُكَ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: عُمَرُ: «رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَعَلَ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ»

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It transpires from this Hadîth that it is not essential to kiss the Black Stone. If there is a crowd, instead of jostling, one should pass on merely pointing at it.