"I saw Umar bin Al-Khattab kissing the (Black) Stone and saying: 'I am kissing you while I know that you are just a stone, and if I had not seen the Messenger of Allah kissing you, I would not kiss you.'"
Reference: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 860 In-book : Book 9, Hadith 53 English translation : Vol. 2, Book 4, Hadith 860
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