Is the hadith: “Circumambulation of the House is prayer, except that Allah has permitted speech in it” established?

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: Is the hadith that Allah has permitted speech in it, is it an established hadith?

Answer:
The correct view is that it is mawquf (a report stopping at a Companion) from Ibn Abbas. It is mawquf, but they said it is mawquf in the sense of marfu' (a report traced to the Prophet), because the statement that circumambulation is prayer leaves no room for independent legal reasoning; it is from the words of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). No one says that circumambulation of the House is prayer except the Messenger. So it is mawquf in the status of marfu' to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). In terms of the chain of narration, it is mawquf; in terms of meaning, it is marfu'. Yes.