(41) باب اسْتِحْبَابِ تَقْبِيلِ الْحَجَرِ الأَسْوَدِ فِي الطَّوَافِ
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Sufyan with the same chain of transmitters (and the words are):
" That he ('Umar) said: But I saw Abu'l-Qasim (way peace be upon him) having great love for you." And he did not mention about clinging to it.
Reference: Sahih Muslim 1271 b
In-book reference: Book 15, Hadith 278
USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Book 7, Hadith 2916