Those who kissed their hand after touching the Black Stone

Nafi' said: I saw Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both); after touching the Black Stone he kissed his hand, and he said: Ever since I saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) doing this, I have never abandoned it.

Ata said: I saw Sayyiduna Ibn Umar, Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id and Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with them); when they touched the Black Stone, they would kiss their hands.

He said: I said to Ata: And Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) too? He said: Ibn Abbas too; I think, often.

He said: And Ata said: If I do not kiss my hand, I have not touched the Corner.

He said: And Amr bin Dinar said: Whoever touches the Corner and does not kiss his hand has shown coldness (towards it).

Muhammad bin al-Murtafi' said: I saw Sayyiduna Ibn al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with him) and Umar bin Abd al-Aziz touch the Black Stone; then one of them kissed his hand, and the other wiped his hand over his face.

Hisham said: I never saw my father touch the Black Stone without then kissing his hand.

Abd al-Malik said: I saw Sa'id bin Jubayr touch the Black Stone and then kiss his hand.