Important Facts About Hajr-e-Aswad (Black Stone)
1. The Black Stone was sent around Allah to this world from Paradise. It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbaas stated: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) stated: "The Black Stone descended from Paradise." (Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 877; al-Nasaa'i, 2935. The hadeeth was classed as saheeh by al-Tirmidhi) 2. The Stone was whiter than drain, however, the sins of the sons of Adam made it black. It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbaas stated: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) stated: "When the Black Stone descended from Paradise, it was whiter than drain, however, the sins of the sons of Adam made it black." (Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 877; Ahmad, 2792. Classed as saheeh by Ibn Khuzaymah, 4/219. Al-Haafiz ibn Hajar classed it as qawiy (solid) in Fath al-Bari, 3/462). (a) Al-Mubaarakfoori said in al-Marqaah: This implies, the wrongdoings of the sons of Adam who touched the stone, made it turn blac...