(حديث مرفوع) حَدَّثَنَا
أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا
الْأَعْمَشُ ، عَنْ
إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، عَنْ
عَابِسِ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ ، قَالَ : رَأَيْتُ
عُمَرَ يُقَبِّلُ الْحَجَرَ ، وَيَقُولُ : " إِنِّي لَأُقَبِّلُكَ وَأَعْلَمُ أَنَّكَ حَجَرٌ ، وَلَوْلَا أَنِّي رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُقَبِّلُكَ ، لَمْ أُقَبِّلْكَ " .
Abis bin Rabi'ah says that I once saw Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) kissing the Black Stone and addressing it, saying: "I know that you are a stone, but I am still kissing you. If I had not seen the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) kissing you, I would never have kissed you."