Is it compulsory to touch the Black Stone even when there is too much rush and fear of getting or c

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani

Assalamalaikum..i would like to know if it is compulsary to touch the Hijr-e-Aswad even when there is too much rush and there is fear of getting hurt or causing hurt ?Will it it be wrong if one doesn’t touch it because of the mentioned issues..same question regarding touching the Kaabatullah also.One more thing i want to ask is the same regarding standing nearest to our Prophet’s p.b.u.h Rozemubaarak to send Durood…if there is too much rush and there is no sense in pushing and hurting others to gain good deeds…can we read the Durood standing whereever we get place ?Jazaak Allah khair.

Answer:

Walaikum assalam wa rahmatullah,

It is recommended (not obligatory) to try to touch the Black Stone, but only if this will not lead to hurting, harming, or even annoying others. [Ibn Abidin, Radd al-Muhtar]

Given this, it is wrong to try to touch the Black Stone if it entails pushing and shoving others.

And Allah alone gives success.

Faraz Rabbani