What is the ruling on clinging to the Ka'bah and lying on it with one's entire body?

Question:
The questioner asks: Is it permissible to lie down with one's entire body on the Ka'bah?

Answer:
It is not prescribed for a person to cling to the Ka'bah or spread his hand over the Ka'bah; this is not prescribed. What is prescribed is that you touch the Yemeni Corner with your hand during the tawaf, and that you touch the Black Stone and kiss it if possible, or point to it if you are unable to kiss it and touch it. As for the rest of the Ka'bah, nothing of it is to be wiped, and nothing of it is to be clung to. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did not do this, nor did the Companions. When Mu'awiyah ibn Abi Sufyan (may Allah be pleased with him) performed tawaf and began to touch the four corners, Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) forbade him from this action. Mu'awiyah said, "No part of the House is neglected." Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Mu'awiyah said, "You are right," and he abandoned this action. So one does not touch of the House except the Yemeni Corner and the Black Stone. Regarding the Black Stone, it is added that one kisses it if possible, and points to it if one cannot reach it, pointing to it and saying takbir. As for the rest of the corners of the House or the rest of the walls of the Ka'bah, it is not prescribed to wipe them or cling to them. What is prescribed is supplication near them and facing them in worship, in reciting the Qur'an, in prayer, and in sitting in the Sacred Mosque, facing the Ka'bah, because this is worship. I'tikaf in the Sacred Mosque is worship, facing the Ka'bah. As for wiping them, or clinging to them, or to their curtains, this is something the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did not do. Yes.