سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ لَا يَنْبَغِي لِأَحَدٍ أَنْ يَأْخُذَ مِنْ تُرْبَةِ مَا حَوْلَ الْكَعْبَةِ وَ إِنْ أَخَذَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ شَيْئاً رَدَّهُ.
“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.’”
قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع أَخَذْتُ سُكّاً مِنْ سُكِ[2] الْمَقَامِ وَ تُرَاباً مِنْ تُرَابِ الْبَيْتِ وَ سَبْعَ حَصَيَاتٍ فَقَالَ بِئْسَ مَا صَنَعْتَ أَمَّا التُّرَابُ وَ الْحَصَى فَرُدَّهُ.
“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.”’
قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع إِنَّ عَمِّي كَنَسَ الْكَعْبَةَ وَ أَخَذَ مِنْ تُرَابِهَا فَنَحْنُ نَتَدَاوَى بِهِ فَقَالَ رُدَّهُ إِلَيْهَا.
“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.’”
قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع أَخْرُجُ مِنَ الْمَسْجِدِ وَ فِي ثَوْبِي حَصَاةٌ قَالَ فَرُدَّهَا أَوِ اطْرَحْهَا فِي مَسْجِدٍ[3].
“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.’”