(37) باب مَا جَاءَ فِي تَقْبِيلِ الْحَجَرِ
Abbas bin Rabi'ah said:
"I saw Umar bin Al-Khattab kissing the (Black) Stone and saying: 'I am kissing you while I know that you are just a stone, and if I had not seen the Messenger of Allah kissing you, I would not kiss you.'" (FR)
Reference (FR): Jami` at-Tirmidhi 860 (FR)
In-book reference (FR): Book 9, Hadith 53 (FR)
English translation (FR): Vol. 2, Book 4, Hadith 860 (FR)