What is the supplication for kissing the Black Stone?
The when touching or kissing the Black Stone at the beginning of the circumambulation () is to say: "Bismillah, Allahu Akbar (In the name of Allah, Allah is the Greatest)." It is permissible to add to this: "Allahumma imanan bika, wa tasdiqan bikitabika, wa wafa'an bi 'ahdika, wa ittiba'an li sunnati nabiyyika Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam (O Allah, out of faith in You, and belief in Your Book, and fulfilling Your covenant, and following the Sunnah of Your Prophet Muhammad, may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)." This has been authentically reported from Ibn Abbas, Ibn Umar, and Ali, may Allah be pleased with them. It is also prescribed to say "Allahu Akbar" when touching it or pointing to it.
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