Jami' at-Tirmidhi
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 861
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، عَنِ الزُّبَيْرِ بْنِ عَرَبِيٍّ، أَنَّ رَجُلاً، سَأَلَ ابْنَ عُمَرَ عَنِ اسْتِلاَمِ الْحَجَرِ، فَقَالَ رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَسْتَلِمُهُ وَيُقَبِّلُهُ . فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ غُلِبْتُ عَلَيْهِ أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ زُوحِمْتُ فَقَالَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ اجْعَلْ أَرَأَيْتَ بِالْيَمَنِ رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَسْتَلِمُهُ وَيُقَبِّلُهُ . قَالَ وَهَذَا هُوَ الزُّبَيْرُ بْنُ عَرَبِيٍّ رَوَى عَنْهُ حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ وَالزُّبَيْرُ بْنُ عَرَبِيٍّ كُوفِيٌّ يُكْنَى أَبَا سَلَمَةَ سَمِعَ مِنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ وَغَيْرِ وَاحِدٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم رَوَى عَنْهُ سُفْيَانُ الثَّوْرِيُّ وَغَيْرُ وَاحِدٍ مِنَ الأَئِمَّةِ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى حَدِيثُ ابْنِ عُمَرَ حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ وَقَدْ رُوِيَ عَنْهُ مِنْ غَيْرِ وَجْهٍ . وَالْعَمَلُ عَلَى هَذَا عِنْدَ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ يَسْتَحِبُّونَ تَقْبِيلَ الْحَجَرِ فَإِنْ لَمْ يُمْكِنْهُ وَلَمْ يَصِلْ إِلَيْهِ اسْتَلَمَهُ بِيَدِهِ وَقَبَّلَ يَدَهُ وَإِنْ لَمْ يَصِلْ إِلَيْهِ اسْتَقْبَلَهُ إِذَا حَاذَى بِهِ وَكَبَّرَ . وَهُوَ قَوْلُ الشَّافِعِيِّ .
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Qutaybah narrated to us: Hammad ibn Zayd narrated to us, from al-Zubayr ibn Arabi, that a man asked Ibn Umar about touching the Stone. He replied, ‘I saw the Prophet touch it and kiss it.’ The man asked, ‘What if I am overcome by the crowd? What if I am jostled?’ Ibn Umar said, ‘Leave your “what ifs” in Yemen. I saw the Prophet touch and kiss it.’
This al-Zubayr ibn Arabi narrated from Hammad ibn Zayd. He was a Kufan known by the kunya Abu Salamah; he heard from Anas ibn Malik and more than one of the Prophet's Companions. Sufyan al-Thawri and more than one of the leading scholars narrated from him. Abu Isa said: The hadith of Ibn Umar is hasan sahih and has been narrated through more than one route. Scholars recommend kissing the Stone. If someone cannot reach it, he should touch it with his hand and kiss his hand. If he cannot reach it at all, he should face it when aligned with it and say Allahu akbar. This is the view of al-Shafi'i.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
Ibn Umar's retort dismisses hypothetical objections; the commentary provides alternatives when the Black Stone cannot be reached.