أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ عَنْ الزُّبَيْرِ بْنِ عَرَبِيٍّ قَالَ سَأَلَ رَجُلٌ ابْنَ عُمَرَ عَنْ اسْتِلَامِ الْحَجَرِ فَقَالَ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَسْتَلِمُهُ وَيُقَبِّلُهُ فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ زُحِمْتُ عَلَيْهِ أَوْ غُلِبْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا اجْعَلْ أَرَأَيْتَ بِالْيَمَنِ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَسْتَلِمُهُ وَيُقَبِّلُهُ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 2953
It was narrated that Az Zubair bin ‘Adiyy said: “A man asked Ibn ‘Umar about touching the Black Stone and he said: ‘I saw the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم touching it and kissing it.’ The man said: ‘What if it is too crowded and I am overwhelmed?’ Ibn ‘Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, said: ‘Leave your “what if” in Yemen! I saw the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم touching it and kissing it.” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020