The Sufficient (Vol 4) · Hadith 1499 (#Ḥadīth #6)

6ـ حُمَيْدُ بْنُ زِيَادٍ عَنِ ابْنِ سَمَاعَةَ عَنْ غَيْرِ وَاحِدٍ عَنْ أَبَانِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ الْحَلَبِيِّ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) عَنِ الْحَجَرِ إِذَا لَمْ أَسْتَطِعْ مَسَّهُ وَكَثُرَ الزِّحَامُ فَقَالَ أَمَّا الشَّيْخُ الْكَبِيرُ وَالضَّعِيفُ وَالْمَرِيضُ فَمُرَخَّصٌ وَمَا أُحِبُّ أَنْ تَدَعَ مَسَّهُ إِلاَّ أَنْ لا تَجِدَ بُدّاً.

6. Humayd ibn Ziyad has narrated from Sama‘ah from more than one person from Aban ibn ‘Uthman from Muhammad al-Halabiy who has said the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah , about the case of the Black Stone if one cannot touch it because of the crowd. He (the Imam) said, ‘Old people, the weak ones and those suffering from illness are excused. I do not like your ignoring to touch the Black Stone, unless you cannot find any opportunity to touch it.’”

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