Performing Tawaf and Touching the Corners
Al-Kāfi|Volume 4|Book 3|Chapter 123
17ـ الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُعَلَّى بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ أَوْ غَيْرِهِ عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ قَالَ كَانَ بِمَكَّةَ رَجُلٌ مَوْلىً لِبَنِي أُمَيَّةَ يُقَالُ لَهُ ابْنُ أَبِي عَوَانَةَ لَهُ عِنَادَةٌ وَكَانَ إِذَا دَخَلَ إِلَى مَكَّةَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) أَوْ أَحَدٌ مِنْ أَشْيَاخِ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ (عَلَيْهِم السَّلاَم) يَعْبَثُ بِهِ وَإِنَّهُ أَتَى أَبَا عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) وَهُوَ فِي الطَّوَافِ فَقَالَ يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ الله مَا تَقُولُ فِي اسْتِلامِ الْحَجَرِ فَقَالَ اسْتَلَمَهُ رَسُولُ الله (صلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) فَقَالَ لَهُ مَا أَرَاكَ اسْتَلَمْتَهُ قَالَ أَكْرَهُ أَنْ أُوذِيَ ضَعِيفاً أَوْ أَتَأَذَّى قَالَ فَقَالَ قَدْ زَعَمْتَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ الله (صلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) اسْتَلَمَهُ قَالَ نَعَمْ وَلَكِنْ كَانَ رَسُولُ الله (صلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) إِذَا رَأَوْهُ عَرَفُوا لَهُ حَقَّهُ وَأَنَا فَلا يَعْرِفُونَ لِي حَقِّي.
17. Al-Husayn from Muhammad has narrated from Mu‘alla’ ibn Muhammad from al-Hassan ibn Ali or others from Hammad ibn ‘Uthaman who has said the following: “In Makkah there was a man of the friends of Banu ‘Umayyah called ibn abu ‘Awanah who had hostility. Whenever abu ‘ Abd Allah عليه السلام, or any shaykh from the family of Muhammad صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم, entered Makkah, he mocked. He came to abu ‘Abd Allah عليه السلام, during his performing Tawaf and said, ‘O abu ‘Abd Allah عليه السلام, what do you say about touching the Black Stone?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘The Messenger of Allah touched it.’ He said, ‘But I do not see you touching it.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘I do not like to disturb weak people or be disturbed.’ He then said, ‘But you believe that the Messenger of Allah would touch it.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, but when people would see the Messenger of Allah they recognize his rights and in my case they do not recognize it.’”
- Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (8/25)
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