Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2965

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‘Urwah reported: ‘I said to ‘A’ishah, “I do not think there is any blame on someone who does not walk between al-Safa and al-Marwah, and I would not mind if I did not walk between them.” She replied, “What a terrible thing to say, my nephew! The Messenger of Allah and the Muslims walked between them. Only those who entered ihram in the name of Manat, the false deity at al-Mushallal, did not walk between al-Safa and al-Marwah. Then Allah revealed, ‘Whoever performs Hajj to the House or ‘umrah, there is no blame upon him for walking between them’ (Qur’an 2:158). If it were as you say, it would say, ‘there is no blame upon him for not walking between them.’”’

Al-Zuhri said: ‘I told this to Abu Bakr ibn ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn al-Harith ibn Hisham, and he liked it. He said, “This is indeed knowledge. I heard learned men say that the Arabs who did not walk between al-Safa and al-Marwah said that walking between those two rocks was a practice from the Age of Ignorance. Others among the Ansar said, ‘We were commanded only to circle the House; we were not commanded to walk between al-Safa and al-Marwah.’” So Allah Most High revealed, “Indeed, al-Safa and al-Marwah are among the symbols of Allah” (Qur’an 2:158). Abu Bakr ibn ‘Abd al-Rahman said, “I think it was revealed concerning both groups.”’ Abu ‘Isa graded this hadith hasan sahih.