The Origin and Color of the Black Stone
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner asks: Is it true that the Black Stone is a stone that descended from Paradise and that its color was originally white?
Answer:
Allah knows best what is said? Allah knows best. They say it descended white and the sins of the children of Adam made it black. Allah knows best. This is a statement with no basis.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner asks: Is it true that the Black Stone is a stone that descended from Paradise and that its color was originally white?
Answer:
Allah knows best what is said? Allah knows best. They say it descended white and the sins of the children of Adam made it black. Allah knows best. This is a statement with no basis.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل ومن أعظم مكايده : ما نصبه للناس من الأنصاب والأزلام — islamhouse.com (49:19)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.