Jami' at-Tirmidhi
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2967
حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم حِينَ قَدِمَ مَكَّةَ طَافَ بِالْبَيْتِ سَبْعًا فَقَرَأَ : (وَاتَّخِذُوا مِنْ مَقَامِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ مُصَلًّى ) فَصَلَّى خَلْفَ الْمَقَامِ ثُمَّ أَتَى الْحَجَرَ فَاسْتَلَمَهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ " نَبْدَأُ بِمَا بَدَأَ اللَّهُ بِهِ " . وَقَرَأَ : (إِنَّ الصَّفَا وَالْمَرْوَةَ مِنْ شَعَائِرِ اللَّهِ ) . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Jabir ibn ‘Abd Allah reported: ‘When the Messenger of Allah arrived in Mecca, I heard him perform tawaf around the House seven times and recite, “Take the Station of Ibrahim as a place of prayer” (Qur’an 2:125). He then prayed behind the Station, went to the Black Stone and touched it, then said, “We begin with what Allah began with.” He recited, “Indeed, al-Safa and al-Marwah are among the symbols of Allah” (Qur’an 2:158).’ Abu ‘Isa graded this hadith hasan sahih.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The report describes the Prophet’s actions at the beginning of sa‘i after tawaf.