Why kiss meteors????

You asked a good question.Why do we kiss a stone which cannot benefit us nor harm us?

It is because our love for the Prophet Muhammad pbuh and following his sunnah:

When 'Umar ibn al Khattab r.a looked back at the Black Stone, he said, "You are a stone and can neither help nor harm. If I had not seen the Messenger of All�h kiss you, I would not have kissed you." Then he kissed it.

 

 

 I don't know why you had to say that. Anyhow, I hope you will also not solute the house (Ka'abah) with both hands. Will you?? Then may be you will not go round the house (Ka'abah)?? Will you go for Hajj?? Surely you know that Hajj is necessary if conditions allow.

 The question of kissing the stone (that special stone) arises only when you will go to perform the Hajj or Umrah. My above querries refer to that time when you are there in Makkah. Please inform. Thanks.

We know there is an alternative to kissing the stone. Not everybody can do that. But if there is no rush and you have the opportunity then what will you do???

Edited by minuteman

Israfil wrote: I surely wouldn't kiss the stone.

Why do you make such a moronic statement then call yourself a Muslim?

If some one questions your understanding of Islam then you get mad.

You need to ask forgiveness from Allah and   think before getting carried away with your philosophical out bursts!

In reality you have dissed one the most important sunnah ritual of Ummrah / Hajj without understanding Sunni_Muslim4L's post.
Then to make the situation from bad to worse you didn't get what Minuteman was saying in subtle ways.

May be Sunni_Muslim4L & Minuteman being new assumed that you knew the rituals of Hajj /Ummrah! apparently their  effort was lost on you. So now you should read up on the requirement of Hajj or ask questions, and don't take it as an insult.
It doesn't matter what jasonchritian is saying about the sanctity of the(hajjralAswad=Blackstone) Blackstone cuz there is nothing sacred for the Christians. The Blackstone is sacred cuz it was handled and kissed by the Prophet Ibrahim and our beloved Prophet (saw), so there is a continuity of the original blessings by touch after the words in Quraan. If can imagine it is a marker for the unity of Allah!







 


Edited by Sign*Reader

Unless in you are in the first row, I can't see how you can kiss the stone anyway