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Riyad as-Salihin Hadith 167

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In-book entry
167

Chapter 15

Chapter context: Observing the Sunnah and the manners of its obedience

- باب الأمر بالمحافظة على السنة وآدابهـا

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Hadith text

Original Arabic

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)‏‏)‏ ‏.‏

Translation

English translation

'Abis bin Rabi'ah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:

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 and Muslim].

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This is Hadith 167 in Riyad as-Salihin. It appears in Book 1, The Book of Miscellany, as in-book entry 167 under the chapter “Observing the Sunnah and the manners of its obedience.”

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Reference details

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167

Source and grading notes

Arabic/English book : Book 1, Hadith 167

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