Explanation of the Book of Hajj-07a

The reciter: Abu al-Walid narrated to us, and Layth narrated to us from Ibn Shihab from Salim ibn 'Abd Allah from his father (may Allah be pleased with them both), who said:

The Shaykh : The narration of this hadith is not completed in its context in al-Bukhari. This is because when 'Abd Allah ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) said to Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him): , 'Abd Allah ibn 'Abbas said to him: . Mu'awiyah then returned to the statement of Ibn 'Abbas. We have previously mentioned that the wisdom behind not touching these two corners is that they are not on the foundations of Ibrahim. It appears to me that the rounding of the stone was done later, because if two corners had remained, people would have touched them. Since it is rounded in this way, there is nothing to be touched, and this falls under the category of avoiding what should not be done. Even though the circuit will be longer for those performing tawaf, it is for the sake of benefit. Pay attention to this. It appears to me, and Allah knows best, that they chose to make it rounded so that it would not have corners to be touched. Yes.