He said to the Corner, "By Allah, I know well that you are only a stone, you bring neither harm nor benefit. Had I not seen the Prophet ﷺ kiss you, I would not kiss you." Then he kissed it.Then he said, "What have we to do with walking briskly? We only did it to show off our strength to the polytheists, and Allah has destroyed them."Then he said, "Yet it is something the Prophet ﷺ did, so we do not wish to abandon it."
قال للركن: أما والله إني لأعلم أنك حجر لا تضر ولا تنفع ولولا أني رأيت النبي ﷺ استلمك ما استلمتك، فاستلمه. ثم قال: فما لنا وللرمل إنما كنا راءينا به المشركين وقد أهلكهم الله. ثم قال: شيء صنعه النبي ﷺ فلا نحب أن نتركه.