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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is it prescribed to say (Bismillah, Allahu Akbar) when passing the Black Stone, and is this said in every lap?

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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, when a person begins the tawaf at the Black Stone, does he say Bismillah, Allahu Akbar? And is this action only in the first lap, or in every lap of the seven laps?

Answer:
Bismillah has not been reported, but he says Allahu Akbar. As for Bismillah, I do not know that it has been reported in this place. Yes. In every lap, whenever he touches it or points to it, he says Allahu Akbar. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [922 -2802] هل يشرع قول (بسم الله، الله أكبر) عند محاذاة الحجر الأسود، وهل يقال ذلك في كل الأشواط؟ — youtube.com

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