كُنْتُ أَطُوفُ وَ سُفْيَانُ الثَّوْرِيُّ قَرِيبٌ مِنِّي فَقَالَ يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ كَيْفَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) يَصْنَعُ بِالْحَجَرِ إِذَا انْتَهَى إِلَيْهِ فَقُلْتُ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) يَسْتَلِمُهُ فِي كُلِّ طَوَافِ فَرِيضَةٍ وَ نَافِلَةٍ قَالَ فَتَخَلَّفَ عَنِّي قَلِيلًا فَلَمَّا انْتَهَيْتُ إِلَى الْحَجَرِ جُزْتُ وَ مَشَيْتُ فَلَمْ أَسْتَلِمْهُ فَلَحِقَنِي فَقَالَ يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ أَ لَمْ تُخْبِرْنِي أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) كَانَ يَسْتَلِمُ الْحَجَرَ فِي كُلِّ طَوَافِ فَرِيضَةٍ وَ نَافِلَةٍ قُلْتُ بَلَى قَالَ فَقَدْ مَرَرْتَ بِهِ فَلَمْ تَسْتَلِمْ فَقُلْتُ إِنَّ النَّاسَ كَانُوا يَرَوْنَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) مَا لَا يَرَوْنَ لِي وَ كَانَ إِذَا انْتَهَى إِلَى الْحَجَرِ أَفْرَجُوا لَهُ حَتَّى يَسْتَلِمَهُ وَ إِنِّي أَكْرَهُ الزِّحَامَ .
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Ali Bin IBrahi, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, and Muhammad Bin Ismail, from Al Fazl Bin Shaaan, from Safwan Bin Yahya, and Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Abdul Rahman Bin Al Hajjaj, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup> having said: ‘I<sup>asws</sup> was circumambulating and Sufyan Al-Sowry was near me<sup>asws</sup>, and he said, ‘O Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup>! How was Rasool-Allah<sup>azwj</sup> dealing with the (Black) Stone whenever he<sup>saww</sup> ended up to it?’ So I<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘Rasool-Allah<sup>saww</sup> touched it during each Obligatory <span class="iTxt">Tawaaf</span> as well as optional’. He<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘So he stayed behind from me<sup>asws</sup> a little. So when I<sup>asws</sup> ended up to the (Black) Stone, I<sup>asws</sup> passed by it and walked, but I<sup>asws</sup> did not touch it. So he caught up with me<sup>asws</sup> and said, ‘O Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup>! Did you<sup>asws</sup> not inform me that Rasool-Allah<sup>saww</sup> used to touch the (Black) Stone during each Obligatory <span class="iTxt">Tawaaf</span> as well as optional?’ I<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘Yes’. He said, ‘But you<sup>asws</sup> passed by it but did not touch’. So I<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘The people were viewing (showing respect) for Rasool-Allah<sup>saww</sup> what they are not (showing respect) viewing for me<sup>asws</sup>, and it was such that whenever he<sup>saww</sup> ended up to the (Black) Stone, they would make a way for him<sup>saww</sup> until he<sup>saww</sup> touched it, and I<sup>asws</sup> dislike the congestion (to push people away)’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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