No. Muslims worship God alone. The Kaaba is the direction of prayer and a house of worship built by Abraham. The Black Stone is kissed or touched by pilgrims because the Prophet ﷺ did so, not because it has power.
The fuller answer
The second caliph 'Umar, standing in front of the Black Stone, said: 'I know you are only a stone that neither benefits nor harms, and if I had not seen the Prophet kiss you, I would not have kissed you.' Pilgrims who cannot reach it simply point to it. Muslims pray to God, not to the Kaaba, and anywhere in the world, they face it as a sign of unity.
The Prophet ﷺ destroyed the idols that were inside the Kaaba and restored it as a house for the worship of the one God. Neither the Kaaba, nor the stone, nor the Prophet's grave are objects of worship in Islam.
And [mention] when We made the House a place of return for the people and [a place of] security. And take, [O believers], from the standing place of Abraham a place of prayer. And We charged Abraham and Ishmael, [saying], "Purify My House for those who perform Tawaf and those who are staying [there] for worship and those who bow and prostrate [in prayer]."
And [mention, O Muhammad], when We designated for Abraham the site of the House, [saying], "Do not associate anything with Me and purify My House for those who perform Tawaf and those who stand [in prayer] and those who bow and prostrate.
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