Al-Baqarah: 158

Ayah

Word by Word

إِنَّ

Indeed

ٱلصَّفَا

the Safa

وَٱلۡمَرۡوَةَ

and the Marwah

مِن

(are) from

شَعَآئِرِ

(the) symbols

ٱللَّهِۖ

(of) Allah

فَمَنۡ

So whoever

حَجَّ

performs Hajj

ٱلۡبَيۡتَ

(of) the House

أَوِ

ٱعۡتَمَرَ

performs Umrah

فَلَا

so no

جُنَاحَ

blame

عَلَيۡهِ

on him

أَن

that

يَطَّوَّفَ

he walks

بِهِمَاۚ

between [both of] them

وَمَن

And whoever

تَطَوَّعَ

voluntarily does

خَيۡرٗا

good

فَإِنَّ

then indeed

ٱللَّهَ

Allah

شَاكِرٌ

(is) All-Appreciative

عَلِيمٌ

All-Knowing

Translation

Behold! Safa and Marwa are among the Symbols of Allah. So if those who visit the House in the Season or at other times, should compass them round, it is no sin in them. And if any one obeyeth his own impulse to good,- be sure that Allah is He Who recogniseth and knoweth.

Tafsir

"The Meaning of ""it is not a sin"" in the Ayah

Allah says

إِنَّ الصَّفَا وَالۡمَرۡوَةَ مِن شَعَأيِرِ اللّهِ فَمَنۡ حَجَّ الۡبَيۡتَ أَوِ اعۡتَمَرَ فَلَ جُنَاحَ عَلَيۡهِ أَن يَطَّوَّفَ بِهِمَا

Verily, As-Safa and Al-Marwah are of the symbols of Allah. So it is not a sin on him who performs Hajj or Umrah (pilgrimage) of the House to perform Tawaf between them.

Imam Ahmad reported that Urwah said that he asked Aishah about what Allah stated:

""By Allah! It is not a sin if someone did not perform Tawaf around them.""

Aishah said,

""Worst is that which you said, O my nephew! If this is the meaning of it, it should have read, `It is not a sin if one did not perform Tawaf around them.'

Rather, the Ayah was revealed regarding the Ansar, who before Islam, used to assume Ihlal (or Ihram for Hajj) in the area of Mushallal for their idol Manat that they used to worship. Those who assumed Ihlal for Manat, used to hesitate to perform Tawaf (going) between Mounts As-Safa and Al-Marwah. So they (during the Islamic era) asked Allah's Messenger about it, saying, `O Messenger of Allah! During the time of Jahiliyyah, we used to hesitate to perform Tawaf between As-Safa and Al-Marwah.'

Allah then revealed:

Verily, As-Safa and Al-Marwah are of the symbols of Allah. So it is not a sin on him who performs Hajj or Umrah of the House to perform the going (Tawaf) between them.""

Aishah then said,

""Allah's Messenger has made it the Sunnah to perform Tawaf between them (As-Safa and Al-Marwah), and thus, no one should abandon performing Tawaf between them.""

This Hadith is reported in the Sahihayn.

In another narration, Imam Az-Zuhri reported that Urwah said:

Later on I (Urwah) told Abu Bakr bin Abdur-Rahman bin Al-Harith bin Hisham (of Aishah's statement) and he said,

""I have not heard of such information. However, I heard learned men saying that all the people, except those whom Aishah mentioned, said, `Our Tawaf between these two hills is a practice of Jahiliyyah.'

Some others among the Ansar said, `We were commanded to perform Tawaf of the Ka`bah, but not between As-Safa and Al-Marwah.' So Allah revealed:

إِنَّ الصَّفَا وَالۡمَرۡوَةَ مِن شَعَأيِرِ اللّهِ

(Verily, As-Safa and Al-Marwah are of the symbols of Allah).""

Abu Bakr bin Abdur-Rahman then said,

""It seems that this verse was revealed concerning the two groups.""

Al-Bukhari collected a similar narration by Anas.

Ash-Sha`bi said,

""Isaf (an idol) was on As-Safa while Na'ilah (an idol) was on Al-Marwah, and they used to touch (or kiss) them. After Islam came, they were hesitant about performing Tawaf between them. Thereafter, the Ayah (2:158 above) was revealed.""

The Wisdom behind legislating Sa`i between As-Safa and Al-Marwah

Muslim recorded a long Hadith in his Sahih from Jabir, in which Allah's Messenger finished the Tawaf around the House, and then went back to the Rukn (pillar, i.e., the Black Stone) and kissed it. He then went out from the door near As-Safa while reciting:

إِنَّ الصَّفَا وَالۡمَرۡوَةَ مِن شَعَأيِرِ اللّهِ

(Verily, As-Safa and Al-Marwah are of the symbols of Allah).

The Prophet then said, (I start with what Allah has commanded me to start with (meaning start the Sa`i (i.e., fast walking) from the As-Safa).

In another narration of An-Nasa'i, the Prophet said, (Start with what Allah has started with (i.e., As-Safa)).

Imam Ahmad reported that Habibah bint Abu Tajrah said,

""I ﷺ Allah's Messenger performing Tawaf between As-Safa and Al-Marwah, while the people were in front of him and he was behind them walking in Sa`i. I ﷺ his garment twisted around his knees because of the fast walking in Sa`i (he was performing) and he was reciting:

اسۡعَوۡا فَإِنَّ اللهَ كَتَبَ عَلَيۡكُمُ السَّعۡي

Perform Sa`i, for Allah has prescribed Sa`i on you.""'

This Hadith was used as a proof for the fact that Sa`i is a Rukn of Hajj.

It was also said that;

Sa`i is Wajib, and not a Rukn of Hajj and that if one does not perform it by mistake or by intention, he could expiate the shortcoming with Damm.

Allah has stated that Tawaf between As-Safa and Al-Marwah is among the symbols of Allah, meaning, among the acts that Allah legislated during the Hajj for Prophet Ibrahim.

Earlier we mentioned the Hadith by Ibn Abbas that the origin of Tawaf comes from the Tawaf of Hajar (Prophet Ibrahim's wife), between As-Safa and Al-Marwah seeking water for her son (Ismail). Ibrahim had left them in Makkah, where there was no habitation for her. When Hajar feared that her son would die, she stood up and begged Allah for His help and kept going back and forth in that blessed area between As-Safa and Al-Marwah. She was humble, fearful, frightened and meek before Allah. Allah answered her prayers, relieved her of her loneliness, ended her dilemma and made the well of Zamzam bring forth its water for her, which is:

طَعَامُ طُعۡمٍ وَشِفَاءُ سُقۡم

A tasty (or nutritional) food and a remedy for the illness.

Therefore, whoever performs Sa`i between As-Safa and Al-Marwah should remember his meekness, humbleness and need for Allah to guide his heart, lead his affairs to success and forgive his sins. He should also want Allah to eliminate his shortcomings and errors and to guide him to the straight path. He should ask Allah to keep him firm on this path until he meets death, and to change his situation from that of sin and errors to that of perfection and being forgiven, --- the same providence which was provided to Hajar.

Allah then states:

وَمَن تَطَوَّعَ خَيۡرًا

And whoever does good voluntarily.

It was said that;

the Ayah describes performing Tawaf more than seven times,

it was also said that;

it refers to voluntary Umrah or Hajj.

It was also said that;

it means volunteering to do good works in general, as Ar-Razi has stated.

The third opinion was attributed to Al-Hasan Al-Basri. Allah knows best.

Allah states:

فَإِنَّ اللّهَ شَاكِرٌ عَلِيمٌ

then verily, Allah is All-Recognizer, All-Knower.

meaning, Allah's reward is immense for the little deed, and He knows about the sufficiency of the reward. Hence, He will not award insufficient rewards to anyone.

Indeed:

إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَظۡلِمُ مِثۡقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ وَإِن تَكُ حَسَنَةً يُضَـعِفۡهَا وَيُوۡتِ مِن لَّدُنۡهُ أَجۡراً عَظِيماً

Surely, Allah wrongs not even of the weight of an atom, but if there is any good (done), He doubles it, and gives from Him a great reward. (4:40)"

Al-Baqarah: 158

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