What is the ruling on touching the Black Stone before the sa'y?
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Question:
The questioner says: A man performed the tawaf of 'Umrah, prayed the sunnah of tawaf, then went to Zamzam, and then to al-Safa, without returning to touch the Black Stone before the sa'y. What is the ruling in this case?
Answer:
There is no harm in that, because returning to touch the Black Stone is a recommended practice (sunnah), not obligatory. If he leaves it, he owes nothing, especially in our present time of severe crowding, when a person is unable to return and touch the Stone due to the intensity of the crowd. Yes.
The questioner says: A man performed the tawaf of 'Umrah, prayed the sunnah of tawaf, then went to Zamzam, and then to al-Safa, without returning to touch the Black Stone before the sa'y. What is the ruling in this case?
Answer:
There is no harm in that, because returning to touch the Black Stone is a recommended practice (sunnah), not obligatory. If he leaves it, he owes nothing, especially in our present time of severe crowding, when a person is unable to return and touch the Stone due to the intensity of the crowd. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم استلام الحجر الأسود قبل السعي؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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