Majma al-Zawaid — Hadith 5735

Mujahid reports from his master that he told him that he was among those who took part in building the Ka'bah in the time of Jahiliyyah. He narrates: I had a stone which I had carved with my own hand, and I used to worship it instead of Allah Almighty. I would bring thick milk, which I would deny myself and set aside for the idol, and pour it over it. A dog would come and lick it, then lift its leg and urinate on the idol. Then we built the Ka'bah until we reached the place of the Black Stone, and no one could see the Black Stone; then suddenly it was there in the midst of our stones, like a man's head, with a man's face almost visible in it. The men of one clan of Quraysh said: "We will put it in place." Others said: "We will put it in place." Then someone said: "Appoint an arbiter between you on this matter." They said: "The first person to come by this path (will be the arbiter)." Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) arrived. The people said: "The trustworthy one (al-Amin) has come to you." They spoke to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) (and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)) had the Black Stone placed in a cloth, then called all the clans of Quraysh and had them take hold of the corners of the cloth, and then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) himself put it in its place.
Ahmad recorded it; its chain contains a narrator, Hilal bin Khabbab, who is thiqah (trustworthy), though he has been criticised; the rest of its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih.