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Riyad as-Salihin 167

I saw Umar ibn al-Khattab (radiyallahu anhu) kissing the Black Stone (Al-Hajar Al-Aswad) and saying: “I know that you are just a stone and that you can neither do any harm nor give benefit. Had I not…

Abisnarrated it
Sahihgraded sahih by agreed upon
2names in the chain
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وعن عابس بن ربيعة

قال: رأيت عمر بن الخطاب، رضي الله عنه، يقبل الحجر (يعنى الأسود) ويقول: «إني أعلم أنك حجر ما تنفع ولا تضر، ولولا أني رأيت رسول الله، صلى الله عليه وسلم، يقبلك ما قبلتك»

I saw Umar ibn al-Khattab (radiyallahu anhu) kissing the Black Stone (Al-Hajar Al-Aswad) and saying: “I know that you are just a stone and that you can neither do any harm nor give benefit. Had I not seen Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) kissing you, I would not have kissed you”.

Riyad as-Salihin 167, Book 1, The Book of Miscellany, Hadith 167. 1 min read

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Who passed it on, from Imam an-Nawawi back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Imam an-NawawiCompiler, died 676 AH
  2. 2Abis ibn RabiahFrom, Successor, died 81 AH

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