The Book of Hajj-10a
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The reciter: And Muhammad ibn al-Muthanna, and Zuhr ibn Harb, and 'Ubayd Allah ibn Sa'id, all of them narrated from Yahya al-Qattan. Ibn al-Muthanna said: Yahya narrated to us from 'Ubayd Allah, who said: Nafi' narrated to me from Ibn 'Umar, who said: Sahih Muslim 1268a.
The Shaykh : This is exactly that; this indicates the strong adherence of 'Abd Allah ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) to the Sunnah and his caution regarding it. In this hadith, as you heard, is the touching of the two corners. As for the corner containing the Black Stone, it is touched specifically for the sake of touching the Black Stone. As for the Yemeni Corner, you touch it at the point where you are aligned with it. If you are short, your touch will be lower; if you are tall, your touch will be higher.
Every part of the corner is a place for touching. The scholars said that touching is passing the hand over it, and it should be done with the right hand, because it is an act of worship, and the right hand is preferred for acts of worship out of honor and magnification. As for what some lazy people do, where they pass by the Yemeni Corner and then gesture with their hand while passing by using the left hand, that is ignorance on their part.
So, the wiping is with the right hand. For the Yemeni Corner, wipe from above and below; it has no specific limit. The wiping with the right hand is for the Black Stone, but it is restricted to a specific place, which is the Stone.
I have not abandoned touching of Yamani corners (and kissing of) the Stone since I saw Allah's messneger (ﷺ) touching them both In hardship and ease.
ما تركت استلام هذين الرّكنين اليماني ، والحجر ، مذ رأيت رسول الله صلّى الله عليه وسلّم يستلمهما ، في شدّةٍ ولا رخاءٍThe Shaykh : This is exactly that; this indicates the strong adherence of 'Abd Allah ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) to the Sunnah and his caution regarding it. In this hadith, as you heard, is the touching of the two corners. As for the corner containing the Black Stone, it is touched specifically for the sake of touching the Black Stone. As for the Yemeni Corner, you touch it at the point where you are aligned with it. If you are short, your touch will be lower; if you are tall, your touch will be higher.
Every part of the corner is a place for touching. The scholars said that touching is passing the hand over it, and it should be done with the right hand, because it is an act of worship, and the right hand is preferred for acts of worship out of honor and magnification. As for what some lazy people do, where they pass by the Yemeni Corner and then gesture with their hand while passing by using the left hand, that is ignorance on their part.
So, the wiping is with the right hand. For the Yemeni Corner, wipe from above and below; it has no specific limit. The wiping with the right hand is for the Black Stone, but it is restricted to a specific place, which is the Stone.