1. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn al-Hakam, from Dawud ibn al-Nu’man from abu Ayyub al-Khazzaz from Muhammad ibn Muslim who has said the following: “I once heard abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), say, ‘It is not proper to take soil from around al- Ka‘bah, and if one does so he must return it back.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

2. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn abu Nasr from al-Mufaddal ibn Salih from Mu‘awiyah ibn ‘Ammar who has said the following: “I once said to abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), that I have taken of the perfumes of al-Maqam (station of Ibrahim) and soil from the soil of al-Bayt (the House) and the seven pebbles. He (the Imam) said, ‘How bad is what you have done! However, you must return the soil and pebbles.”’

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

3. Ahmad ibn Mehran has narrated from Muhammad ibn Sinan from Hudhayfah ibn Mansur who has said the following: “I once said to abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), that my uncle once swept al-Ka‘bah and took of the dust and we use it as medicine. He (the Imam) said, ‘You must return it back.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

4. Humayd ibn Ziyad has narrated from ibn Sama‘ah and from more than one person from Aban from Zayd al-Shahham who has said the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the pebbles that I find with me after coming out of the Masjid. He (the Imam) said, ‘Return them or throw in the Masjid.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.