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Jami at-Tirmidhi 860 (Book 9, Hadith 53) #26426
Kissing the Black Stone in Islam

SUMMARY: Umar bin Al-Khattab kissed the Black Stone while acknowledging that it was just a stone, but he did so because he had seen the Prophet Muhammad do it.

Abbas bin Rabi'ah said: "I saw Umar bin Al-Khattab kissing the (Black) Stone and saying: 'I am kissing you while I know that you are just a stone, and if I had not seen the Messenger of Allah kissing you, I would not kiss you'."
حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ عَابِسِ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ، قَالَ رَأَيْتُ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ يُقَبِّلُ الْحَجَرَ وَيَقُولُ إِنِّي أُقَبِّلُكَ وَأَعْلَمُ أَنَّكَ حَجَرٌ وَلَوْلاَ أَنِّي رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ يُقَبِّلُكَ لَمْ أُقَبِّلْكَ ‏.‏ قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَابْنِ عُمَرَ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى حَدِيثُ عُمَرَ حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ

QUICK LESSONS:
Respect religious symbols & traditions ; Be humble ; Obey religious leaders ; Trust judgement of others .
EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith tells us about Umar bin Al-Khattab's reverence for the Black Stone, which is located at the Kaaba in Mecca and is an important symbol of Islamic faith. He kissed it even though he knew that it was just a stone, because he had seen Prophet Muhammad do so. This shows us how much respect Muslims have for their religious symbols and traditions, and how they are willing to follow them even if they don't understand why they are doing them. It also teaches us to be humble and obedient to our religious leaders, as we should trust their judgement even if we don't understand why something is being done or asked of us.

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