Kissing the Black Stone and Its Relation to Seeking Blessing
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, a questioner asks: Is kissing the Black Stone considered a form of seeking blessing from it?
Answer:
Following the example of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), we kiss the Black Stone and touch it, starting with the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "By Allah, I know that you are a stone that neither benefits nor harms."Sahih Muslim 1270a This is following, following the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, a questioner asks: Is kissing the Black Stone considered a form of seeking blessing from it?
Answer:
Following the example of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), we kiss the Black Stone and touch it, starting with the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "By Allah, I know that you are a stone that neither benefits nor harms."
if I were not to see Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) kissing you, I would not have kissed you
ولولا أني رأيت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقبلك ما قبلت
Source
شرح العقيدة الواسطية، العقيدة الواسطية 30-01-1438هـ — alfawzan.live (1:00:32)
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