Yaʿla said:I circumambulated [the Ka’bah] with ‘Uthman ؓ and he touched the corner. Yaʿla said: I was next to the House and when I reached the western corner which is next to the Black Stone. I took his hand to touch it and he said: What is the matter with you? I said: Arenʿt you going to touch it? He said: Did you not do tawaf with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ” I said: Yes indeed. He said: Did you see him touch these two western corners? I said, No. He said: Donʿt you have a good example in him? I said: Yes indeed. He said. Then stop bothering about that.
قَالَقَالَ يَعْلَى طُفْتُ مَعَ عُثْمَانَ فَاسْتَلَمْنَا الرُّكْنَ قَالَ يَعْلَى فَكُنْتُ مِمَّا يَلِي الْبَيْتَ فَلَمَّا بَلَغْنَا الرُّكْنَ الْغَرْبِيَّ الَّذِي يَلِي الْأَسْوَدَ جَرَرْتُ بِيَدِهِ لِيَسْتَلِمَ فَقَالَ مَا شَأْنُكَ؟ فَقُلْتُ أَلا تَسْتَلِمُ؟ قَالَ فَقَالَ أَلَمْ تَطُفْ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ؟ فَقُلْتُ بَلَى قَالَ أَرَأَيْتَهُ يَسْتَلِمُ هَذَيْنِ الرُّكْنَيْنِ الْغَرْبِيَّيْنِ؟ قُلْتُ لَا قَالَ أَفَلَيْسَ لَكَ فِيهِ أُسْوَةٌ حَسَنَةٌ؟ قُلْتُ بَلَى قَالَ فَانْفُذْ عَنْكَ