صحيح البخاري
Bukhari
كتاب الحجThe Book of Hajj
بَابُ تَقْبِيلِ الْحَجَرِ:Chapter. To kiss the Black Stone.
Hadith 1610
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سِنَانٍ , حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ ، أَخْبَرَنَا وَرْقَاءُ ، أَخْبَرَنَا زَيْدُ بْنُ أَسْلَمَ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، قال : رَأَيْتُ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَبَّلَ الْحَجَرَ ، وَقَالَ : " لَوْلَا أَنِّي رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَبَّلَكَ مَا قَبَّلْتُكَ " .
Narrated Zaid bin Aslam that his father said: "I saw `Umar bin Al-Khattab kissing the Black Stone and he then said, (to it) 'Had I not seen Allah's Apostle kissing you, (stone) I would not have kissed you.' "
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:
(1)
The Black Stone (Hajar al-Aswad) is a stone from Paradise.
The wisdom in kissing it is that by seeing something from Paradise, the intention is to express joy.
Previously, this narration has been mentioned in detail, that Umar radi Allahu anhu addressed the Black Stone and said: "You are a stone; you have no power to benefit or harm anyone on your own."
(Sahih al-Bukhari, Book of Hajj, Hadith: 1597)
(2)
The use of prescribed (shar‘i) acts brings benefit; however, the intent of Umar radi Allahu anhu was that the Black Stone has no inherent quality by itself that could be a cause of benefit or harm for anyone. However, due to the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam kissing it, this stone has become distinguished from other stones.
(1)
The Black Stone (Hajar al-Aswad) is a stone from Paradise.
The wisdom in kissing it is that by seeing something from Paradise, the intention is to express joy.
Previously, this narration has been mentioned in detail, that Umar radi Allahu anhu addressed the Black Stone and said: "You are a stone; you have no power to benefit or harm anyone on your own."
(Sahih al-Bukhari, Book of Hajj, Hadith: 1597)
(2)
The use of prescribed (shar‘i) acts brings benefit; however, the intent of Umar radi Allahu anhu was that the Black Stone has no inherent quality by itself that could be a cause of benefit or harm for anyone. However, due to the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam kissing it, this stone has become distinguished from other stones.
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 1610
