Is it permissible to point to the Yemeni Corner if it is not possible to touch it?
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Question:
Does one who does not touch the Yemeni Corner point to it and say the takbir?
Answer:
One points only to the Black Stone. What is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding the Yemeni Corner is that one does not point to it. If it is possible to touch it, one touches it; otherwise, one walks past it. There is no established report of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) pointing except at the Black Stone.
Q: Does one say the takbir at the Yemeni Corner?
A: One says the takbir if one touches it. If one does not touch it, one walks past it. It is reported by al-Tabarani with a good chain that he used to say, when touching the Yemeni Corner: "In the name of Allah, and Allah is the Greatest."
Does one who does not touch the Yemeni Corner point to it and say the takbir?
Answer:
One points only to the Black Stone. What is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding the Yemeni Corner is that one does not point to it. If it is possible to touch it, one touches it; otherwise, one walks past it. There is no established report of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) pointing except at the Black Stone.
Q: Does one say the takbir at the Yemeni Corner?
A: One says the takbir if one touches it. If one does not touch it, one walks past it. It is reported by al-Tabarani with a good chain that he used to say, when touching the Yemeni Corner: "In the name of Allah, and Allah is the Greatest."
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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