Places, times, and other things are not considered holy or glorified for the worship of Allah for their own sake, rather they are considered holy by virtue of religious legislation. Hence, ‘Umar ibn al-Khattāb (may Allah be pleased with him) went to the Black Stone and kissed it amongst the pilgrims, who had recently abandoned the worship and glorification of idols and embraced Islam, and he clarified that he did not kiss or glorify this Stone out of his own accord or because the stone could benefit or harm him. Rather, it was an act of worship that he learned from the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) as he saw him kiss it, so he did it out of following his example, not out of his personal opinion or as an innovation.

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• I stand acquitted before Allah that I should take anyone of you as an intimate friend, for Allah has taken me as an intimate friend just as he took Abraham as an intimate friend
• Go and say to him: You are not from the people of Hellfire but from the people of Paradise
• I asked Ibn ‘Abbās about Hajj Tamattu‘. He ordered me to perform it. I asked him about the Hady (sacrifice), and he said: You have to slaughter a camel, a cow, a sheep, or you may share the Hady with others. It seemed that some people ...
• I was taken to perform pilgrimage with the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) in the Farewell Pilgrimage, when I was seven years old.