The supplication on climbing Safa and Marwah

Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) began with the hill of Safa and climbed it until he saw the House of Allah. He declared the oneness of Allah, said the takbir, and recited these words: "There is no god but Allah, He is alone, He has no partner; His is the dominion and to Him belongs all praise, and He has power over all things. There is no god but Allah, He is alone; He fulfilled His promise, helped His servant, and He alone defeated all the groups." Then he supplicated between these, and recited these words three times in this way. Then he came to the hill of Marwah and did on Marwah just as he had done on Safa.

Wahb bin al-Ajda' said: "I heard Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) say: 'When you stand on the hill of Safa, say the takbir seven times; between every two takbirs, praise and extol Allah, send blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and supplicate for yourself. Do the same on the hill of Marwah.'"

Wahb bin al-Ajda' said: "I heard Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) say: 'One is to begin with the hill of Safa. First face the House of Allah, then say the takbir seven times; and between every two takbirs let there be praise and extolling of Allah, blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and asking for oneself. The same is to be done on the hill of Marwah.'"

Nafi' said that when Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) climbed the hill of Safa, he would face the House of Allah, then say the takbir three times, then recite these words: "There is no god but Allah, He is alone, He has no partner; His is the dominion and to Him belongs all praise, and He has power over all things." He would raise his voice with these words. Then he would supplicate for a little while, then do the same on the hill of Marwah, until he had made seven such rounds, so the number of takbirs came to twenty-one. Though we were young men, we would be very tired by the time he was close to finishing.

Al-Qasim bin Abi Ayyub said that Sa'id bin Jubayr used to say: "A man is to stand on the hills of Safa and Marwah for the length of time it takes to recite the Surah of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)."

Mughirah said that al-Hakam said to Ibrahim: "I saw Abu Bakr bin Abd al-Rahman bin al-Harith on the hill of Safa, and he stood for as long as it takes a man to recite one hundred and twenty verses." Ibrahim said: "Indeed, he is a faqih (man of deep understanding)."