15/41. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1271a — Umar Clinging to the Stone
It is recommended to kiss the black stone during circumambulation (Tawaf)
Black Stone Hadith: Umar’s Love for the Prophet’s صلى الله عليه وسلم Practice
Sahih Muslim : 1271a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1271a
وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَزُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، جَمِيعًا عَنْ وَكِيعٍ، - قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، - عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الأَعْلَى، عَنْ سُوَيْدِ بْنِ غَفَلَةَ، قَالَ رَأَيْتُ عُمَرَ قَبَّلَ الْحَجَرَ وَالْتَزَمَهُ وَقَالَ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِكَ حَفِيًّا .
Suwaid bin Ghafalah Narrated from:
I saw Umar (Allah be pleased with him) kissing the Stone and clinging to it and saying: I saw Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) having great love for you.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1271aIn-book reference : Book 15, Hadith 277USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 7, Hadith 2916
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1271a
This Black Stone hadith adds another detail. Suwaid b. Ghafala saw Umar kiss the Stone, cling to it, and say that he saw Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم having great love for it. The narration stays focused on what Umar saw from the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم. It does not make the Stone the source of worship. Instead, it shows how a Companion valued an action because of the Prophet’s صلى الله عليه وسلم own practice and love. For readers studying Hajj, Tawaf, and Hajar Aswad, this report shows that outward actions can carry love, memory, and obedience when they are tied to the Sunnah. Umar’s words keep the reason for the act plain and easy to understand.
What we learn from this hadith
- Umar kissed and clung to the Stone in this report.
- His stated reason was what he saw from Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم.
- Love for a Sunnah practice can shape how a person acts in worship.
- The narration keeps the focus on the Prophet’s صلى الله عليه وسلم example.
