وَعَنْ عَابِسِ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ
قَالَ: رَأَيْت عمر يقبل الْحجر وَيَقُول: «وَإِنِّي لَأَعْلَمُ أَنَّكَ حَجَرٌ مَا تَنْفَعُ وَلَا تَضُرُّ وَلَوْلَا أَنِّي رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يقبل مَا قبلتك»
‘Abis b Rabia said he saw Umar kissing the stone and saying, ‘I know for sure that you are a stone which can neither benefit nor injure, and had I not seen God’s messenger kissing you I would not have kissed you.’ (Bukharl and Muslim.)’
Mishkat al-Masabih 2480, Book 11, The Rites of Pilgrimage, Hadith 82. 1 min read