l did tawaf with ʿUmar bin al-Khattab, and when he was at the corner which is next to the door after the [Black] Stone, I took his hand in order to touch (the corner). He said. Didnʿt you do tawaf with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ? I said: Yes. He said: Did you see him touch it? I said: No. He said: Then forget about it, for in the Messenger of Allah ﷺ you have a good example.
أَمَا طُفْتَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ؟ قُلْتُ بَلَى قَالَ فَهَلْ رَأَيْتَهُ يَسْتَلِمُهُ؟ قُلْتُ لَا قَالَ فَانْفُذْ عَنْكَ فَإِنَّ لَكَ فِي رَسُولِ اللهِ أُسْوَةً حَسَنَةً