حَدَّثَنَا
أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا
أَبُو أُسَامَةَ ، عَنْ
هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ ، قَالَ : أَخْبَرَنِي
أَبِي ، قَالَ : قُلْتُ
لِعَائِشَةَ " مَا أَرَى عَلَيَّ جُنَاحًا أَنْ لَا أَطَّوَّفَ بَيْنَ الصَّفَا وَالْمَرْوَةِ ؟ ، قَالَتْ : إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَقُولُ : إِنَّ الصَّفَا وَالْمَرْوَةَ مِنْ شَعَائِرِ اللَّهِ فَمَنْ حَجَّ الْبَيْتَ أَوِ اعْتَمَرَ فَلا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْهِ أَنْ يَطَّوَّفَ بِهِمَا سورة البقرة آية 158 ، وَلَوْ كَانَ كَمَا تَقُولُ ، لَكَانَ فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْهِ أَنْ لَا يَطَّوَّفَ بِهِمَا ، إِنَّمَا أُنْزِلَ هَذَا فِي نَاسٍ مِنْ الْأَنْصَارِ ، كَانُوا إِذَا أَهَلُّوا أَهَلُّوا لِمَنَاةَ ، فَلَا يَحِلُّ لَهُمْ أَنْ يَطَّوَّفُوا بَيْنَ الصَّفَا وَالْمَرْوَةِ ، فَلَمَّا قَدِمُوا مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي الْحَجِّ ذَكَرُوا ذَلِكَ لَهُ ، فَأَنْزَلَهَا اللَّهُ فَلَعَمْرِي مَا أَتَمَّ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ حَجَّ ، مَنْ لَمْ يَطُفْ بَيْنَ الصَّفَا وَالْمَرْوَةِ " .
´It was narrated that Hisham bin ‘Urwah said:` “My father told me: ‘I said to ‘Aishah: “I do not think there is any sin on me if I do not perform Tawaf* between Safa and Marwah.” She said: “Allah says: ‘Verily, Safa and 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 Tawaf between them.’” [2:158] If the matter were as you say, then it would have said, ‘it is not a sin on him to not perform the Sa’y between them.’ Rather this was revealed concerning some people among the Ansar who previously, when they stated the Talbiyah, they used to recite it for Manat, and it was not lawful for them to perform Sa’y between Safa and Marwah. When they arrived with the Prophet (ﷺ) for Hajj, they mentioned that to him, and Allah revealed this Verse. By Allah, Allah will not accept the Hajj as complete if one who does not perform Sa’y between Safa and Marwah.’”
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
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In order to understand the meaning of the Noble Qur’an, one must also have knowledge of the circumstances of revelation (asbab al-nuzul).
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The noble Companions (radi Allahu anhum) possessed a correct understanding of the Noble Qur’an.
In particular, Umm al-Mu’minin, Lady A’ishah (radi Allahu anha), held a lofty status in the field of tafsir (Qur’anic exegesis).
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The Arabs, during the Age of Ignorance (Jahiliyyah), had invented many innovations (bid‘ah).
The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) clarified the correct methods of worship.
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Performing sa‘i (walking) between Safa and Marwah is a pillar (rukn) of Hajj and ‘Umrah.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 2986