“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘I was performing Tawaf and Sufyan al-Thawriy was nearby. He asked, “O ‘Abd Allah, what would the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, do when he arrived there?” I replied, “He (the Messenger of Allah), O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, would touch it in each Tawaf, obligatory or optional.’” He (the Imam) has said, ‘He kept behind slightly from me and when I arrived near the Black Stone, I passed and walked and did not touch it. He (Sufyan) approached me and said, “O abu ‘Abd Allah, did you not tell me that the Messenger of Allah would touch the Black Stone in each Tawaf obligatory or optional?” I replied, “Yes, I did say so.” He then said, “You just passed and did not touch.” I said, “What people would see with the Messenger of Allah, they do not see with me. When he (the Messenger of Allah) would arrive near the Black Stone people would make room for him, and I do not like congestion.’””