What is the ruling on kissing the Black Stone without performing Tawaf?
Kissing the Black Stone is prescribed during the Tawaf, and prostrating upon it is also recommended according to the majority of scholars. Some Maliki scholars permit kissing and touching it even outside of Tawaf, citing narrations from Ibn Umar and Tawus, and this is permissible, Allah willing.
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