Following the Abrahamic ritual that Muhammad had taught his
followers, the wheeling throng circumambulated the Kaaba seven times. The
persistent among them tried to press through the crowd toward the Kaaba and
kiss the smooth Black Stone embedded in one of its corners. This was not
required of the pilgrims, but as Shah WaliAllah wrote in his own instructions
on Hajj, it was done 'out of imitation of the Prophet'. Indeed, one of the
Hadiths that Ibn Hanbal had included in his Musnad quoted the Caliph Umar's words
as he had approached the Black Stone: 'I know you are but a stone that cannot
hurt or help, and if I had not seen the Messenger of God kiss you I would not
kiss you' ['Misquoting Muhammad', Jonathan A.C Brown, Kindle, Loc 1066]
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