Al-Bukhârî reports that ‘Umar (Radiallahu anhu) came to the Black Stone (performing tawâf, circumambulation), kissed it, and said:
“I know that you are a stone, you do not cause benefit or harm; and if it were not that I had seen Allâh’s Messenger (Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wa Sallam) kiss you, I would never have kissed you.”
~ Umar ibn Al-Khattab (RA)
“I know that you are a stone, you do not cause benefit or harm; and if it were not that I had seen Allâh’s Messenger (Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wa Sallam) kiss you, I would never have kissed you.”
~ Umar ibn Al-Khattab (RA)