9/37. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 861 — Touching and Kissing the Black Stone
What Has Been Related About Kissing The (Black) Stone
Black Stone Hadith: Following the Prophet in Tawaf
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 861
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 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 .
Az-Zubair bin 'Arabi Narrated from:
A Man Asked Ibn Umar About Touching The (Black) Stone, So He Said: "I Saw The Prophet Touching It And Kissing It." So The Man Said: "What Is Your View If There Is A Throng (Around The Ka'Bah) And What Is Your View If The People Overpowered Me?" Ibn Umar Said: "Leave 'What Is Your View' In Yemen. I Saw The Prophet Touching It And Kissing It."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 861In-book reference : Book 9, Hadith 54English translation : Vol. 2, Book 4, Hadith 861
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 861
This Black Stone hadith focuses on a clear action of the Prophet during Tawaf. Ibn Umar was asked about touching the Black Stone, and his answer was simple: he saw the Prophet touching it and kissing it. When the man kept asking what to do if there was crowding or if people overpowered him, Ibn Umar did not give a long debate. He pointed back to what he personally saw from the Prophet. The main lesson is love for the Sunnah and careful attention to the Prophet’s actions in Hajj and Umrah. The text also shows that questions should not be used to weaken a clear prophetic practice. It keeps the focus on Tawaf, the Black Stone, and following what is authentically reported.
What we learn from this hadith
- Ibn Umar based his answer on what he personally saw from the Prophet.
- Touching and kissing the Black Stone is connected to the Prophet’s practice in Tawaf.
- Repeated hypothetical questions should not distract from a clear Sunnah.
- The Hadith shows careful respect for the rites of Hajj and Umrah.
