What is the ruling on seeking blessing from the Ka'bah?

Question : The questioner asks: What is the ruling on seeking blessing from the Ka'bah, and likewise touching it? And what is the ruling on clinging to the curtains of the Ka'bah?

Answer : Yes. Seeking blessing from the Ka'bah is not permissible. This is based on the statement of the Commander of the Faithful, 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him), when he kissed the Black Stone, saying: . And what is the most noble of the stones of the Ka'bah? The Black Stone. And if the Commander of the Faithful declared that it neither harms nor benefits, then the other stones are even more so. For this reason, I see some people standing on the stone with a child, and they wipe the stone and then wipe the child, as if they are taking the blessings of the stone and transferring them to this child, or to the Yemeni Corner. And all of this is not from the practice of the righteous predecessors. Yes, it is a blessing in terms of the act, in terms of the act, because circumambulating the House is a righteous deed for which a person is rewarded. So from this aspect, there is a blessing in it. As for seeking blessing from it on the basis that it cures illness or the like, then no. And as for clinging to the curtains of the Ka'bah, likewise, the second thing is not prescribed. Rather, the Arabs used to cling to the curtains of the Ka'bah when taking refuge in it to escape from being killed, in case a person was sought to be killed, as came in the hadith of Khatal. So when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) entered Makkah as its conqueror, he said: "Whoever enters the mosque is safe. And whoever enters his house and closes his door is safe. And whoever enters the house of Abu Sufyan is safe." So they brought him to him and said: "O Messenger of Allah, 'Abdullah ibn Khatal is clinging to the curtains of the Ka'bah." Is he inside the mosque or outside? Inside the mosque. He said: "Kill him." And he only clung to its curtains to protect himself from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) seeking him. But the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did not make that a protection for him, but rather said: "Kill him." Your account is with Allah.