Is it permissible to rub the walls of the Ka'bah, make du'a' (supplication) at it, and kiss it other than the Black Stone?

Question:
A questioner asks: Is it permissible to rub the walls of the Ka'bah, make du'a' (supplication) at it, and kiss it other than the Black Stone?

Answer:
The Ka'bah is prescribed to be faced in prayer and circumambulated, and only the Black Stone and the Yemeni Corner are to be touched. As for clinging to it, this has no basis. Standing in the Muqam al-Mahram (the space between the corner and the door) to make du'a' (supplication) is permissible; one may stand between the corner and the door and make du'a' (supplication), and there is no harm in this. However, one should not cling to it while making du'a' (supplication), nor stand in that place clinging to the Ka'bah. Yes.