How is the touching and kissing performed?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you. How is the touching and kissing of the Black Stone performed?
The Shaykh : The touching is passing one’s hand over it.
The questioner : The entire stone?
The Shaykh : No, it is sufficient to touch the lowest part of it.
The questioner : And the Yemeni Corner?
The Shaykh : And the Yemeni Corner. As for the kissing, it is well known that one places his lips on it, and they also said without making a sound. The scholars say: he places his lips on it without making a sound.
The Shaykh : The touching is passing one’s hand over it.
The questioner : The entire stone?
The Shaykh : No, it is sufficient to touch the lowest part of it.
The questioner : And the Yemeni Corner?
The Shaykh : And the Yemeni Corner. As for the kissing, it is well known that one places his lips on it, and they also said without making a sound. The scholars say: he places his lips on it without making a sound.