Fortress of the Muslim

Hisn al-Muslim 236

Arabic hadith text

(لَمَّا دَنَا النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم مِنَ الصَّفَا قَرَأَ: ﴿إِنَّ الصَّفَا وَالْمَرْوَةَ مِنْ شَعَآئِرِ اللَّهِ﴾ "أَبْدَأُ بِمَا بَدَأَ اللَّهُ بِهِ" فَبَدَأَ بِالصَّفَا فَرَقِيَ عَلَيْهِ حَتَّى رَأَى الْبَيْتَ، فَاسْتَقْبَلَ الْقِبْلَةَ، فَوَحَّدَ اللَّهَ وَكبَّرَهُ وَقَالَ: لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ، لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ، أَنْجَزَ وَعْدَهُ، وَنَصَرَ عَبْدَهُ، وَهَزَمَ الْأَحْزَابَ وَحْدَهُ، ثُمَّ دَعَا بَيْنَ ذلكَ. قَالَ مِثْلَ هَذَا ثَلاَثَ مَرَّاتٍ) الْحَدِيثُ. وَفِيهِ: (فَفَعَلَ عَلَى الْمَرْوَةِ كَمَا فَعَلَ عَلَى الصَّفَا)

Translation

When the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, came near al-Safa, he recited: “Indeed, al-Safa and al-Marwah are among the symbols of Allah.” He said, “I begin with that with which Allah began.” He began at al-Safa and climbed it until he could see the House. He faced the qiblah, declared the oneness and greatness of Allah, and said: “There is no deity but Allah alone, without partner. His is the dominion and His is the praise, and He has power over all things. There is no deity but Allah alone. He fulfilled His promise, aided His servant, and alone defeated the confederates.” Then he supplicated between these recitations. He said this three times. The narration adds: “He did at al-Marwah as he did at al-Safa.”