Sayyiduna Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Now what is the purpose of performing raml (walking briskly) and uncovering the shoulders during tawaf? Now Allah Almighty has given dominance to Islam and has eradicated disbelief and the people of disbelief, but even so, we will not abandon the practice that we used to do during the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).

Narrated by Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both): The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Touching the Yemeni Corner and the Black Stone erases sins.

Ubaid bin Umair said to Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them): What is the reason that you only perform Istilam (touching or kissing) of the two corners, the Yemeni Corner and the one with the Black Stone? He replied: If I am doing so, it is because I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say that by performing Istilam of these two corners, sins are forgiven. Also, Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever performs seven circuits (Tawaf) and then offers two units of prayer, he receives the reward equal to freeing a slave. Furthermore, he said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) also said that in Tawaf, for every step a person takes and places, ten good deeds are written for him, ten sins are forgiven, and ten ranks are elevated.

It is narrated from Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: On the Day of Resurrection, this stone (the Black Stone) will surely be brought forth in such a state that it will have two eyes with which it will see, and a tongue with which it will speak. It will bear witness in favor of the one who kissed it with truth.

It is also narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The Black Stone is from Paradise; (when it was brought down from Paradise) it was whiter than snow, but now the sins of the polytheists have made it black.

Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) says: The Black Stone is from Paradise.

Narrated by Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr bin al-As (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: On the Day of Resurrection, the Black Stone will come forth bigger than the Abu Qubais mountain, and it will have a tongue and two lips.

Musafih bin Shaibah says: Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr bin al-As (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I swear by Allah three times, then he put his fingers in his ears and said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: The Black Stone and Maqam Ibrahim are two rubies from the rubies of Paradise. Allah Almighty has extinguished their light; if Allah had not extinguished their light, the space between the east and the west would have been illuminated by their brightness. In another narration: the space between the earth and the sky would have been illuminated.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to perform istilam (touching or kissing) of the Rukn Yamani and Hajar Aswad in every circuit while circumambulating the House of Allah, and he did not perform istilam of the two corners on the side of Hatim.

. (Second chain) The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) would not omit touching the Black Stone and the Yemeni Corner in every circuit of every circumambulation.