On Entering Mecca and Going Round the Mosque
It is related from ʿÁyesha that, 'When the Prophet came to Mecca, he entered it from its high side, and left it by its lower side.'—Muslim, Al Bukhárí.
It is related from ʿUrwah binuʾl-Zubair that he said, 'The Prophet performed the pilgrimage, and ʿÁyesha informed me that the first thing he did when he arrived at Mecca was to perform ablutions. Then he went round the House. And it was the lesser pilgrimage. After that Abú Bakr performed the pilgrimage, and the first thing he did was to go round the House. And it was not the lesser pilgrimage. After that ʿOmar and ʿOthmán did the same.'—Muslim, Al Bukhári.
It is related from Jábir that, 'When the Apostle of God arrived at Mecca, he came to the (black) stone and kissed it. After that he walked on its right, and he ran three times and walked four times (round the Kaʿbah).'—Muslim.
It is related from Ibn ʿOmar that he said, 'I did not see the Prophet kiss anything in the House, except the two pillars of Yemen.'—Muslim, Al Bukhárí.
It is related from Ibn ʿAbbás that, 'The Prophet of God' went round the mosque at the farewell pilgrimage mounted on a camel, and he kissed the pillar by means of a hooked stick.'—Muslim, Al Bukhárí.
It is related from Abú Hurairah that he said, ʿAbú Bakr sent me, in the pilgrimage over which the Prophet ordered him (to preside), before the farewell pilgrimage, on the day of sacrifice amongst a small company of people. He commanded him to proclaim amongst the people, "Beware! After the present year no polytheist must make the pilgrimage, and none must make the circuit of the Kaʿbah naked."'—Muslim, Al Bukhárí.
It is related from Ibn ʿAbbás that, 'The Prophet said, "Making the circuit round the House (of God) is the same as saying the prayers, except that you may converse during it. Then let him who converses in it speak nothing but good words."'—At Tirmidhí, An Nasái.
It is related from Ibn ʿAbbás that, 'The Apostle of God said, "The black stone came down from paradise. It was whiter than milk, but the sins of the children of Adam have made it black."'—Aḥmad, At Tirmidhí.
