قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع كُنَّا نَقُولُ لَا بُدَّ أَنْ نَسْتَفْتِحَ بِالْحَجَرِ وَ نَخْتِمَ بِهِ فَأَمَّا الْيَوْمَ فَقَدْ كَثُرَ النَّاسُ.
“Abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘We would say that we must commence our Tawaf from the Black Stone and end by the Black Stone; however, today the number of people has increased.”’
كُنْتُ أَطُوفُ وَ سُفْيَانُ الثَّوْرِيُّ قَرِيبٌ مِنِّي فَقَالَ يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ كَيْفَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص يَصْنَعُ بِالْحَجَرِ إِذَا انْتَهَى إِلَيْهِ فَقُلْتُ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص 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 تُخْب
“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘I was performing Tawaf and Sufyan al-Thawriy was nearby. He asked, “O ‘Abd Allah, what would the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, do when he arrived there?” I replied, “He (the Messenger of Allah), O All
قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع أَتَيْتُ الْحَجَرَ الْأَسْوَدَ فَوَجَدْتُ عَلَيْهِ زِحَاماً فَلَمْ أَلْقَ إِلَّا رَجُلًا مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا فَسَأَلْتُهُ فَقَالَ لَا بُدَّ مِنِ اسْتِلَامِهِ فَقَالَ إِنْ وَجَدْتَهُ خَالِياً وَ إِلَّا فَسَلِّمْ مِنْ بَعِيدٍ[1].
“I once said to abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), that I arrived near the Black Stone and found people crowded. I did not find anyone of our people except one man. I asked him and he said that it is necessary to touch the Black Stone. He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, if you find it free of the crowd; otherwise, salute it from a distant
سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع- عَنْ رَجُلٍ حَجَّ وَ لَمْ يَسْتَلِمِ الْحَجَرَ فَقَالَ هُوَ مِنَ السُّنَّةِ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَقْدِرْ فَاللَّهُ أَوْلَى بِالْعُذْرِ.
“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who performs Hajj but does not touch the Black Stone. He (the Imam) said, ‘It is of the Sunnah, but if you cannot do it, Allah is the foremost to accept one’s apology.’”
قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع إِنِّي لَا أَخْلُصُ[2] إِلَى الْحَجَرِ الْأَسْوَدِ فَقَالَ إِذَا طُفْتَ طَوَافَ الْفَرِيضَةِ فَلَا يَضُرُّكَ.
“I once said to abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), that I cannot find an opportunity to reach the Black Stone. He (the Imam) said, ‘If you perform obligatory Tawaf, then it is not harmful.’”
سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنِ الْحَجَرِ إِذَا لَمْ أَسْتَطِعْ مَسَّهُ وَ كَثُرَ الزِّحَامُ فَقَالَ أَمَّا الشَّيْخُ الْكَبِيرُ وَ الضَّعِيفُ وَ الْمَرِيضُ فَمُرَخَّصٌ وَ مَا أُحِبُّ أَنْ تَدَعَ مَسَّهُ إِلَّا أَنْ لَا تَجِدَ بُدّاً.
“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of the Black Stone if one cannot touch it because of the crowd. He (the Imam) said, ‘Old people, the weak ones and those suffering from illness are excused. I do not like your ignoring to touch the Black Stone, unless you cannot find any opportunity to touch it.’”
سُئِلَ الرِّضَا ع عَنِ الْحَجَرِ الْأَسْوَدِ وَ هَلْ يُقَاتَلُ عَلَيْهِ النَّاسُ إِذَا كَثُرُوا قَالَ إِذَا كَانَ كَذَلِكَ فَأَوْمِ إِلَيْهِ إِيمَاءً بِيَدِكَ.
‘If that becomes the case then just make a gesture toward it with your hand.’”
لَيْسَ عَلَى النِّسَاءِ جَهْرٌ بِالتَّلْبِيَةِ وَ لَا اسْتِلَامُ الْحَجَرِ وَ لَا دُخُولُ الْبَيْتِ وَ لَا سَعْيٌ بَيْنَ الصَّفَا وَ الْمَرْوَةِ يَعْنِي الْهَرْوَلَةَ[3].
“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘It is not necessary for women to say al-Talbiyah (here I am, O Lord, to obey Your command) aloud, touch the Black Stone, enter the House or Sa‘y between al-Safa’ and al-Marwah that is in a trotting (step).”’
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص اسْتَلِمُوا الرُّكْنَ فَإِنَّهُ يَمِينُ اللَّهِ فِي خَلْقِهِ يُصَافِحُ بِهَا خَلْقَهُ مُصَافَحَةَ الْعَبْدِ أَوِ الرَّجُلِ[1] يَشْهَدُ لِمَنِ اسْتَلَمَهُ بِالْمُوَافَاةِ[2].
“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, has said this. ‘You should touch the corner (of the Black Stone); it is the right hand of Allah among His creatures with which He shakes hands with His creatures,
سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ اسْتِلَامِ الْحَجَرِ مِنْ قِبَلِ الْبَابِ فَقَالَ أَ لَيْسَ إِنَّمَا تُرِيدُ أَنْ تَسْتَلِمَ الرُّكْنَ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ قَالَ يُجْزِئُكَ حَيْثُ مَا نَالَتْ يَدُكَ[3].
“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about touching the Black Stone from the side of the door. He (the Imam) said, ‘Is it not the case that you want to touch the corner?’ I said, ‘Yes, that is what I want.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘Whichever way your hand reaches is sufficient.’”