Hazrat Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that Allah Almighty sent down this stone from Paradise: Surely, this stone was whiter than snow, but the sins of the children of Adam turned it black.

Hazrat Ka'b was asked about the Hajar Aswad. He replied that it is one of the stones from Paradise.

Hazrat Anas narrates that there is a stone among the stones of Paradise.

Hazrat Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Perform Hajj of the House of Allah and touch the Hajar Aswad. By Allah, it will surely be taken away or some matter from the sky will befall it. Indeed, two stones were sent down from Paradise; one has already been taken up and soon the other will also be taken up. And if what I am saying does not happen, then whoever passes by my grave should say: This is the grave of Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him), who (God forbid) was a liar.

It is narrated from Hazrat Ziyad, who was a slave of Banu Makhzum, that if this stone had not been touched by the sins (sinners) of the children of Adam, then no afflicted person would have touched it except that he would have been freed from it.

Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with both of them), in the explanation of the verse of the Holy Qur'an { وَ مَنْ یُّعَظِّمْ شَعَآئِرَ اللّٰہِ فَاِنَّھَا مِنْ تَقْوَی الْقُلُوْبِ }, says that searching for a fat camel and searching for an excellent and large one is part of piety.

Hazrat Muhammad bin Abu Musa, in the explanation of Allah Almighty’s command { وَ مَنْ یُّعَظِّمْ شَعَآئِرَ اللّٰہِ فَاِنَّھَا مِنْ تَقْوَی الْقُلُوْبِ }, says that standing at Arafat is among the symbols of Allah, staying at Muzdalifah is among the symbols of Allah, sacrificing a camel is among the symbols of Allah. Therefore, whoever honors them, then this is from the piety of his heart (it is a sign of the piety of the heart).

Hazrat Ata was asked about the symbols of Allah (Sha'air Allah)? He replied: The sanctities of Allah, abstaining from Allah's displeasure, following His obedience—these are the symbols of Allah.

Hazrat Mujahid, regarding the verse of the Holy Qur'an { وَ مَنْ یُّعَظِّمْ شَعَآئِرَ اللّٰہِ }, says that to honor it and to consider it good means to regard it as great and to make it excellent.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Ja'far that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) first stayed at the place of Abtah.