قَالَ وَكَانَ لأَهْلِ كُلِّ دارٍ مِنْ مَكَّةَ صنم فِي دَارهم يَعْبُدُونَهُ. فَإِذَا أَرَادَ أَحَدُهُمُ السَّفَرَ كَانَ آخِرَ مَا يَصْنَعُ فِي مَنْزِلِه أَنْ يَتَمَسَّحَ بِهِ وَإِذَا قَدِمَ مِنْ سَفَرِهِ كَانَ أَوَّلَ مَا يَصْنَعُ إِذَا دَخَلَ مَنْزِلَهُ أَنْ يَتَمَسَّحَ بِهِ أَيْضًا
Abu-al-Mundhir also said  Every family in Mecca had at home an idol which they worshipped. Whenever one of them purposed to set out on a journey his last act before leaving the house would be to touch the idol in hope of an auspicious journey; and on his return, the first thing he would do was to touch it again in gratitude for a propitious return