question #2 Sahih Muslim 1270a, Book 15, Hadith 273 : How does the practice of kissing the Black Stone relate to the traditions of the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ)?

By Allah, I know that you are a stone and if I were not to see Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) kissing you, I would not have kissed you. Harun said in his narration: A hadith like this has been transmitted to me by Zaid b. Aslam on the authority of his father Aslam.