Continuation of the explanation of the author's statement: "With a tree or a stone or the like"

The Shaykh : All right, we return to the tree and the stone and the like, regarding seeking blessing from a tree, meaning what kind of tree is it?
The student: A single tree.

The Shaykh : A tree. In my view, it is a tree; I do not have the plural form. It does not contradict the issue. The matter is simple: the tree is singular, the trees are plural.
The student: The context indicates...

The Shaykh : Yes, exactly. The stone, a stone... it applies to both the singular and the plural. All right, whoever seeks blessing from a tree, what kind of tree is it? There is no tree that is ever sought for blessing. Among the good deeds of the Commander of the Faithful, 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), when he saw the people frequenting the tree under which the Pledge of al-Radwan took place, he ordered it to be cut down. Then, some years ago, some superstitious people tried to build a mosque there, claiming that that was the location of the tree. In fact, the mosque was built next to the old mosque, with only a short distance between them. They claim that this latter one is the place where the pledge took place. But, praise be to Allah, the government, may Allah reward it with good, noticed and ordered the new one to be demolished. This was final, and it was leveled with the ground. Because it is known, whether this is the location of the tree or not, if a new mosque is built next to the first one and surrounded by false propaganda that this is the location of the tree, the common people, whether in the present time or in the distant future, will believe that this is the place of the Pledge of al-Radwan. Then they will come to this place and frequent it from distant places. And his statement: "or a stone" includes any stone? Even the stone of the Sacred Mosque? Yes, even the rock in the Sacred Mosque is not sought for blessing. Even the stone in the Ka'bah is not sought for blessing. Yes, it is not sought for blessing, although it has a physical effect. As for seeking blessing from it on the basis that it has a secondary reward, that is correct. And for this reason, 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said when he kissed it: meaning, from the physical aspect, it has no harm or benefit. But from the aspect that it is a means of nearness to Allah, does it have benefit or not? It has benefit. So its kissing is pure worship, contrary to the common people now, as you see them thinking that it is a physical blessing. And when they touch it, they wipe their hand over their entire body. And I have seen them touching the Yemeni Corner, with the boys and children with them in the mosque, and they rub against the Yemeni Corner and then wipe it over their child. This means that they believe there is a physical blessing in it, and this is not permissible. There is no physical blessing in it. If not for the fact that the Shari'ah prescribed this for us, we would not have done it. Yes. And his statement: "and the like" what is the like? From the houses, domes, and chambers, and others. Even the chamber of the grave of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), it is not permissible to seek blessing from it or rub against it for the sake of seeking blessing. Yes. But if one rubs... on the stone, on the smooth or rough iron, there is no harm. But if it is feared that people will imitate him, he is prevented from this aspect... for example, the iron between him and Allah, there is nothing wrong with it, but it is feared that his action will be taken as a means, like what I heard from a Rafidi at the Station of Ibrahim. After he prayed two rak'ahs after the sun rose, he started shouting at the top of his voice, "Ya Ali, Ya Ali" like this. So some of the ones in charge of enforcing the law in the Sacred Mosque spoke to him and said: "Get out of the Sacred Mosque." He said: "I did not call upon Ali ibn Abi Talib. I am saying 'Ya Ali,' and by Allah, He is the Most High, the Magnificent." Yes, so he misled the people into thinking he was saying: "Ya Ali" meaning "Ya Allah." Since this word is misleading, why did he not say "Ya Allah"... he did not say "O Allah"... he did not say "Our Lord." The dispute between them continued... the man of the authority... so he removed him from the mosque. Is this word misleading or not? But the circumstance indicates that this man is from the Rafidah, and that he intended to call upon Ali ibn Abi Talib. Yes. And what is the connection? So I say that rubbing the iron on the chamber, the chamber of the grave of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), may imply a corrupt meaning, or a person may come to seek blessing... and it is smooth or not smooth.