Combining the Kissing of the Black Stone and Pointing to It with a Staff
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Regarding the statement of Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him and his father) that he saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) touching the Black Stone and kissing it, and the hadith of Ibn 'Abbas that he (peace and blessings be upon him) touched it with a staff, and in another wording, he pointed to it with something in his hand. How do we reconcile between
Answer:
It is permissible, my brother. There is no contradiction; all of this is permissible. If one is able to touch and kiss it, he does so. If he is not able to do so because of his distance from it, he is content with pointing to it and saying the takbir, pointing to it and saying the takbir. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Regarding the statement of Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him and his father) that he saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) touching the Black Stone and kissing it, and the hadith of Ibn 'Abbas that he (peace and blessings be upon him) touched it with a staff, and in another wording, he pointed to it with something in his hand. How do we reconcile between
Answer:
It is permissible, my brother. There is no contradiction; all of this is permissible. If one is able to touch and kiss it, he does so. If he is not able to do so because of his distance from it, he is content with pointing to it and saying the takbir, pointing to it and saying the takbir. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 127-2 من 148|شرح كتاب المنتقى|المناسك|طواف القدوم والرمل والاضطباع فيه|صالح الفوزان|الفقه — youtube.com (53:56)
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