01-20-2009, 02:20 AM
Hmmmm.
Firstly, the Quran didn't exist as a mushaf or book form until after the Prophets (saw) death, so how can one find a precedent for Kissing the Quran during the Prophet's life anyway?
Shaykh al-Bani then tries to argue based on a hadith in which Umar declared he wouldn't kiss a black stone unless he saw the Prophet (saw) do it, hence every action must come from the Sunnah not from logical reasoning or whims. My question is simple did Mohammad(saw) want us to kiss the black stone simply to copy him? Or did he want us to gain a principle from it which we could apply to ourselves? Is the sunnah a body of rigid rules which we imitate like Robots or is it a light in which we view our own actions in a dynamic manner?
Kissing the Quran is a natural action. No one is suggesting it is part of the rules and regulations of Islam. But it is an expression of a sentiment which comes from the heart. Ps I was always taught that an act is moral unless expressly proven otherwise in Islam. The Prophet never forbade kissing the Quran, so who are we to?