Is it obligatory for the one performing 'Umrah to touch the Black Stone?

Question:
This is a caller to the program, Abu 'Abd al-Rahman al-Shamri from Riyadh, who has a set of questions. He says, "May Your Eminence the Shaykh: After the tawaf and finishing it, and the prayer, and going to the water of Zamzam, I went directly to the sa'y and did not return to the Black Stone because I did not know about it. Is there any problem with this?"

Answer:
There is no blame on you for this. Passing by the Black Stone is a recommended practice (sunnah) and not obligatory. So if one performs tawaf and goes to the sa'y without passing by the Black Stone, there is nothing wrong with it, especially since it is usually the case that the area around the Ka'bah is crowded and there is difficulty.
So the conclusion is that there is no blame if one does not pass by the Black Stone, even if there is space. If he goes directly to the sa'y, there is no blame in that; because it is only a recommended practice (sunnah). Yes.

The presenter: May Allah reward you.