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 136 It is related from Ibn ʿAbbás that, 'The Apostle of God said with regard to the stone, "By God! God will certainly raise it up on the day of resurrection; and it will have two eyes by which it will see, and a tongue by which it will speak, and it will bear witness concerning those who have kissed it in truth."'—At Tirmidhí, Ibn Májah.

It is related from Ṣafiyah bint Shaibah that she said, 'Bint Abi Tujrah informed me and said, "I entered with other women of the Quraish into the house of the family of Abú Ḥusain, and we were watching the Prophet as he ran between Aṣ Ṣafa and Al Marwah. And I saw him run, and verily his garments were turning about from the intensity of his running. And I heard him say, 'Run, for verily God has written the running as a duty incumbent upon you.'"'—Sharaḥuʾs-Sunnah.

It is related from Qadámah bin ʿAbduʾlláh bin ʿAmmár that he said, 'I saw the Apostle of God hastening between Aṣ Ṣafa and Al Marwah on a camel. There was no striking or driving away or saying, "Get out of the way! Get out of the way!"'—Sharaḥuʾs-Sunnah.

It is related from ʿAbís bin Rabiʿah that he said, 'I saw ʿOmar kiss the (black) stone, and heard him say, "Verily I certainly know that thou art a stone which can neither benefit nor injure. And if I had not seen the Apostle of God kiss thee, I would not kiss thee."'—Muslim, Al Bukhárí.

It is related from ʿÁyesha that, 'The Apostle of God said, "There is no day on which God redeems a servant from the fire more than on the day of (the visitation of) Arafat. And verily He draws near to them, and then boasts of them to the angels and says, 'What do these want?'"'—Muslim.

It is related from Khálid bin Hawdha that he said, 'I saw the Prophet addressing the people on the day of Arafat, mounted on his camel, and he was standing up in his stirrups.'—Abú Dáud.

It is related from Jábir that, 'The Apostle of God said, "When the day of Arafat comes, verily God comes down to the skies of the world and boasts of them to the angels and says, 'Look at my servants, who have come to me with dishevelled hair, dusty, and crying out from the long journey. I call you