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Sunan an-Nasa'iThe Book of Hajj

Sunan an-Nasa'i 2938

Chapter: How to kiss it

Differing grades of the chain 3 scholars’ grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 2938

Narrator:Umar ibn al-Khattāb

أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عُثْمَانَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ، عَنْ حَنْظَلَةَ، قَالَ رَأَيْتُ طَاوُسًا يَمُرُّ بِالرُّكْنِ فَإِنْ وَجَدَ عَلَيْهِ زِحَامًا مَرَّ وَلَمْ يُزَاحِمْ وَإِنْ رَآهُ خَالِيًا قَبَّلَهُ ثَلاَثًا ثُمَّ قَالَ رَأَيْتُ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ فَعَلَ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ وَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ رَأَيْتُ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ فَعَلَ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّكَ حَجَرٌ لاَ تَنْفَعُ وَلاَ تَضُرُّ وَلَوْلاَ أَنِّي رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم

قَبَّلَكَ مَا قَبَّلْتُكَ ثُمَّ قَالَ عُمَرُ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَعَلَ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ ‏.‏

It was narrated that Hanzalah said:

"I saw tawus pass by the Corner. If he saw it crowded, he would pass by and he would not push his way in. And if he way it was free, he would kiss it three times, then he said: 'I saw Ibn Abbas doing that. Ibn Abbas said: 'I saw Umar bin Al-Khattab doing that, then he said: You are just a stone that can neither cause harm or bring benefit; were it not that I saw the Messenger ofAllah kissing you I would not have kissed you.' Then Umar said:b 'I saw the Messenger of Allah doing that.'"

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 2938).

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Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan al-Nasa'i

( إِنَّك حَجَر لَا تَضُرّ وَلَا تَنْفَع ) إِلَّا بِإِذْنِ اللَّه قَالَ الطَّبَرِيُّ : إِنَّمَا قَالَ عُمَر ذَلِكَ لِأَنَّ النَّاس كَانُوا حَدِيثِي عَهْد بِعِبَادَةِ الْأَصْنَام فَخَشِيَ عُمَر أَنْ يَظُنّ الْجُهَّال أَنَّ اِسْتِلَام الْحَجَر مِنْ بَاب تَعْظِيم الْأَحْجَار كَمَا كَانَتْ الْعَرَب تَفْعَل فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّة فَأَرَادَ أَنْ يُعْلِم النَّاس أَنَّ اِسْتِلَامه الْحَجَر اِتِّبَاع لِفِعْلِ رَسُول اللَّه صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَا أَنَّ الْحَجَر يَنْفَع وَيَضُرّ بِذَاتِهِ كَمَا كَانَتْ الْجَاهِلِيَّة تَعْتَقِدهُ فِي الْأَوْثَان وَقَدْ رَوَى الْحَاكِم مِنْ حَدِيث أَبِي سَعِيد أَنَّ عُمَر رَضِيَ اللَّه عَنْهُ لَمَّا قَالَ هَذَا قَالَ لَهُ عَلِيّ بْن أَبِي طَالِب إِنَّهُ يَضُرّ و…

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Scholars’ grades

The 3 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH Weak chainDaif Isnaad The chain only No. 2938
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Authentic chainIsnaad Sahih The chain only No. 2938
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH Weak chainDaif Isnaad The chain only No. 2938

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  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (3807)وَلَوْلا أَنِّي رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَبَّلَكَ مَا قَبَّلْتُكَ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ عُمَرُ : رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَعَلَ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ

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Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Riyad as-Salihin 167

I saw 'Umar bin Al-Khattab (May Allah be pleased with him) kissing the Black Stone (Al-Hajar Al-Aswad) and saying: "I know that you are just a stone and that you can neither do any harm nor give benefit. Had I not seen Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) kissing you, I would not have kissed you". [Al-Bukhari…

وعن عابس بن ربيعة قال‏:‏ رأيت عمر بن الخطاب ، رضي الله عنه ، يقبل الحجر -يعنى الأسود- ويقول‏:‏إني أعلم أنك حجر ما تنفع ولا تضر، ولولا أني رأيت رسول الله، صلى الله عليه وسلم، يقبلك ما قبلتك‏.‏ ‏(‏‏(‏متفق عليه‏)‏‏)‏ ‏.‏

+ 24 other versions

Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 1611

A man asked Ibn `Umar about the touching of the Black Stone. Ibn `Umar said, "I saw Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) touching and kissing it." The questioner said, "But if there were a throng (much rush) round the Ka`ba and the people overpowered me, (what would I do?)" He replied angrily, "Stay in Yemen (as…

رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَسْتَلِمُهُ وَيُقَبِّلُهُ‏.‏ قَالَ قُلْتُ أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ زُحِمْتُ أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ غُلِبْتُ قَالَ اجْعَلْ أَرَأَيْتَ بِالْيَمَنِ، رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم…

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar + 1 other version

Authentic Sunan Ibn Majah 2943

“I saw the bald forehead of ‘Umar bin Khattab when he kissed the Black Stone and said: ‘I am kissing you, although I know that you are only a stone and you can neither cause harm nor bring benefit. Had I not seen the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) kissing you, I would not have kissed you.’”

إِنِّي لأُقَبِّلُكَ وَإِنِّي لأَعْلَمُ أَنَّكَ حَجَرٌ لاَ تَضُرُّ وَلاَ تَنْفَعُ وَلَوْلاَ أَنِّي رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ يُقَبِّلُكَ مَا قَبَّلْتُكَ ‏.‏

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Sarjis