Is it permissible to seek blessing from the Black Stone?

Question:
Shaykh, is it permissible to seek blessing from the Black Stone?

Answer:
Yes, the Black Stone: the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) touched it, wiped it, and kissed it during his circumambulation. It is not a matter of seeking blessing (tabarruk); rather, it is a matter of worship of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). In the athar (report), it is said that the Black Stone is the covenant of Allah on earth, and that on the Day of Resurrection it will testify for those who touched it. It will testify for those who touched it before Allah, having touched it with sincerity. It will testify for them before Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). It is Allah who made the Black Stone to be touched, kissed, or pointed to during the circumambulation. We are followers, not innovators. We do not take another stone and say, "This is like the Black Stone." No, we do not legislate for ourselves, and no created being legislates for us. The only legislator is Allah, and the one who conveys from Allah is the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). For this reason, 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him), the Rightly Guided Caliph, when he wanted to kiss the Stone, would say, "By Allah, I know that you are a stone that neither benefits nor harms." The issue is one of following and obedience to Allah and His Messenger, not for the sake of the stone itself. Yes.