Reading the statement of Imam al-Nawawi (may Allah have mercy on him) regarding what he transmitted: "

Machine translationRead the Arabic original

The reader: The author (may Allah have mercy on him) quoted: “From 'Abbas ibn Rabi'ah, who said:

I saw 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) kissing the stone, meaning the Black Stone, and saying: I know that you are a stone that neither benefits nor harms, and were it not that I saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) kissing you, I would not have kissed you.

رأيت عمر بن الخطاب رضي الله عنه يقبل الحجر يعني الأسود ويقول: أعلم أنك حجر ما تنفع ولا تضر، ولولا أني رأيت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقبلك ما قبلتك

Sunan al-Bayhaqi 4:570

Agreed upon by al-Bukhari and Muslim”.

Source alathar.net

The Arabic text is copied verbatim from the original source, without any edits.

Similar fatwas