Rafčq-ul-Mu’tamirčn
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Translation: Allah in Whose name I begin and all glorifications are for Allah and Allah is the Greatest and ᚢalÄ t & SalÄ m be on $ the Beloved RasĹŤl   Ů–   % !  &   # .
Now, if possible, place both palms on Ḥajar-ul-Aswad and kiss it in between your palms without producing any sound. Do this thrice. "   K E H ! Be delighted with the thought that your lips have kissed that sacred stone which has certainly been touched by the $ blessed lips of our Beloved RasĹŤl   Ů–   %  !   &   # . Get ecstatic and overjoyed! Let tears flow as this is also a SunnaÄĽ. SayyidunÄ â€˜AbdullÄ ÄĽ Ibn ‘Umar 5 B   !   "   C 3 has narrated, ‘Keeping his sacred lips on $ Ḥajar-ul-Aswad our Beloved and Blessed Prophet   Ů–   %  !   &   # $ kept on weeping. He   Ů–   %  !   &   # then turned and noticed that SayyidunÄ â€˜Umar B   !   "   C 3 was also weeping. Our Holy Prophet $   Ů–   %  !   &   # said, ‘Certainly it is an occasion of weeping and shedding tears.’ (Ibn MÄ jaÄĽ, vol. 3, pp. 434, ḤadÄŤĹĄ 2945) Take care that you do not push anybody as this is not a place to display your strength but rather it is an occasion to express humility and humbleness. If it is difficult for you to kiss Ḥajar-ul-Aswad due to the crowd, then neither cause discomfort to others nor get stuck in the crowd. Instead, point your palm towards it and then kiss your hand. Even this is a great privilege to have a glance at the spot which $ has been kissed by the Beloved and Blessed Prophet   Ů–   % !  &   # . To kiss Ḥajar-ul-Aswad or to kiss your hand or a stick having touched it to Ḥajar-ul-Aswad or to kiss your hand having pointed your palms towards Ḥajar-ul-Aswad is called IstilÄ m. The Holy Prophet   Ů–     !   "   # $ has stated, ‘On the Day of Judgement, this stone will be raised with eyes whereby it will see, and