The ruling on returning to the Black Stone after the two rak'ahs of tawaf

The Shaykh:
May Allah greet you and bless you.

The questioner:
The question from our esteemed listeners continues regarding the performance of 'Umrah in this noble month. We ask, and we begin these questions with this one, where she says: Is it obligatory to return to the Black Stone if I have finished the two rak'ahs of ihram and pointed to it or kissed it?

The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad and his family and his Companions. And after that: Allahu Akbar. It appears that the questioner means the two rak'ahs of tawaf. The two rak'ahs of tawaf. Yes. Yes, it is recommended (mustahabb) that when one finishes the two rak'ahs of tawaf, he returns to the Black Stone and touches it and kisses it, or points to it if he is unable to reach it. He points to it and says Allahu Akbar, just as he did at the beginning of the tawaf, as it is reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and before he goes to sa'y. This is if it is easy for him, and it is not obligatory (wajib), but it is recommended (mustahabb) if it is easy for him. Yes.