Sahih al-Bukhari 1643

Hadith text

Narrated `Urwa:I asked `Aisha : "How do you interpret the statement of Allah,. : Verily! (the mountains) As-Safa and Al-Marwa are among the symbols of Allah, and whoever performs the Hajj to the Ka`ba or performs `Umra, it is not harmful for him to perform Tawaf between them (Safa and Marwa.) (2.158). By Allah! (it is evident from this revelation) there is no harm if one does not perform Tawaf between Safa and Marwa." `Aisha said, "O, my nephew! Your interpretation is not true. Had this interpretation of yours been correct, the statement of Allah should have been, 'It is not harmful for him if he does not perform Tawaf between them.' But in fact, this divine inspiration was revealed concerning the Ansar who used to assume Ihram for worshipping an idol called "Manat" which they used to worship at a place called Al-Mushallal before they embraced Islam, and whoever assumed Ihram (for the idol), would consider it not right to perform Tawaf between Safa and Marwa. When they embraced Islam, they asked Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) regarding it, saying, "O Allah's Apostle! We used to refrain from Tawaf between Safa and Marwa." So Allah revealed: 'Verily; (the mountains) As-Safa and Al-Marwa are among the symbols of Allah.' " Aisha added, "Surely, Allah's Apostle set the tradition of Tawaf between Safa and Marwa, so nobody is allowed to omit the Tawaf between them." Later on I (`Urwa) told Abu Bakr bin `Abdur-Rahman (of `Aisha's narration) and he said, 'I have not heard of such information, but I heard learned men saying that all the people, except those whom `Aisha mentioned and who used to assume Ihram for the sake of Manat, used to perform Tawaf between Safa and Marwa. When Allah referred to the Tawaf of the Ka`ba and did not mention Safa and Marwa in the Qur'an, the people asked, 'O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! We used to perform Tawaf between Safa and Marwa and Allah has revealed (the verses concerning) Tawaf of the Ka`ba and has not mentioned Safa and Marwa. Is there any harm if we perform Tawaf between Safa and Marwa?' So Allah revealed: "Verily As-Safa and Al- Marwa are among the symbols of Allah." Abu Bakr said, "It seems that this verse was revealed concerning the two groups, those who used to refrain from Tawaf between Safa and Marwa in the Pre- Islamic Period of ignorance and those who used to perform the Tawaf then, and after embracing Islam they refrained from the Tawaf between them as Allah had enjoined Tawaf of the Ka`ba and did not mention Tawaf (of Safa and Marwa) till later after mentioning the Tawaf of the Ka`ba

Urwa bataate hain: Maine Ayesha se pucha: "Aap Allah ke is farmaan ka kya matlab samajhti hain: 'Beshak, (pahad) As-Safa aur Al-Marwa Allah ki nishaniyon mein se hain, aur jo bhi Ka'ba ka Hajj kare ya Umrah kare, uske liye unke beech Tawaf karna koi harj nahi' (2:158). Allah ki qasam! (Iss ayat se saaf zahir hai) ke agar koi Safa-Marwa ke beech Tawaf na kare to koi harj nahi." Ayesha ne kaha: "Aye mere bhatije! Tumhara matlab galat hai. Agar tumhara matlab sahi hota, to Allah ka farmaan yeh hota: 'Uske liye koi harj nahi agar woh unke beech Tawaf na kare.' Magar asal mein yeh wahi Ansaar ke baare mein nazil hui jo but 'Manat' ki ibadat ke liye Ihram baandhte the, jiski woh Al-Mushallal naam ki jagah par ibadat karte the Islam qubool karne se pehle, aur jo bhi (us but ke liye) Ihram baandhta, use Safa-Marwa ke beech Tawaf karna sahi nahi lagta tha. Jab woh Islam laaye, unhone Allah ke Rasool se iske baare mein pucha, kaha: 'Ya Allah ke Rasool! Hum Safa-Marwa ke beech Tawaf karne se bachte.' To Allah ne yeh wahi nazil ki: 'Beshak, (pahad) As-Safa aur Al-Marwa Allah ki nishaniyon mein se hain.'" Ayesha ne joda: "Beshak, Allah ke Rasool ne Safa-Marwa ke beech Tawaf karne ka riwaaj muqarrar kiya, isliye kisi ko iske beech Tawaf chhodne ki ijazat nahi." Baad mein maine (Urwa ne) yeh Abu Bakr bin Abdur-Rahman ko bataya, unhone kaha: "Maine yeh khabar nahi suni, magar maine ilm wale logon ko yeh kehte suna ke sab log, siwaye un logon ke jinka Ayesha ne zikar kiya jo Manat ke liye Ihram baandhte the, Safa-Marwa ke beech Tawaf karte the. Jab Allah ne Ka'ba ke Tawaf ka zikar kiya aur Quran mein Safa-Marwa ka zikar na kiya, logon ne pucha: 'Ya Allah ke Rasool! Hum Safa-Marwa ke beech Tawaf karte the aur Allah ne Ka'ba ke Tawaf ki ayaat nazil ki hain magar Safa-Marwa ka zikar nahi kiya. Kya koi harj hai agar hum Safa-Marwa ke beech Tawaf karen?' To Allah ne nazil ki: 'Beshak As-Safa aur Al-Marwa Allah ki nishaniyon mein se hain.'" Abu Bakr ne kaha: "Lagta hai yeh ayat un do giroh ke baare mein nazil hui — woh jo Jahiliyat ke zamane mein Safa-Marwa ke beech Tawaf karne se bachte the, aur woh jo tab Tawaf karte the aur Islam qubool karne ke baad Tawaf se bachne lage kyunke Allah ne Ka'ba ka Tawaf farz kiya tha aur Safa-Marwa ka zikar baad mein kiya, Ka'ba ke Tawaf ke zikar ke baad."

Sahih al-Bukhari 1643 · Book 25, Hadith 125