What is the meaning of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “Indeed, al-Safa and al-Marwah are among the symbols of Allah. So whoever performs Hajj or 'Umrah and walks between them, there is no blame on him”

Question:
Allah the Exalted said: Does this mean that the circumambulation of them, which is called sa'y, is foolishness and not obligatory?

Answer:
Sa'y between al-Safa and al-Marwah is obligatory for Hajj or 'Umrah, and it is a pillar of Hajj and a pillar of 'Umrah. As for the saying of Allah the Exalted: , it does not mean permissibility; rather, this is a refutation of a doubt that arose for some of the Companions. In the pre-Islamic age of ignorance (jahiliyyah), there were idols on al-Safa and idols on al-Marwah. When tawhid (the oneness of Allah) and Islam came, some Muslims hesitated about performing sa'y between al-Safa and al-Marwah because there had been idols on them in the pre-Islamic age of ignorance. They said, “How can we walk between al-Safa and al-Marwah when there were idols on them?” So Allah negated this hesitation and this blame, because these idols had been removed, praise be to Allah, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) smashed them and purified the sacred sites from them. Thus their effect was nullified and their impact was removed, praise be to Allah, and are the signs of His religion, and the presence of idols on them in the pre-Islamic age of ignorance does not affect them.
The meaning is the negation of this hesitation that arose for some of the Companions due to the state of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance. The state of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance has passed, praise be to Allah, and this thing that was in the previous time does not affect them. As for the ruling on sa'y between al-Safa and al-Marwah for Hajj and 'Umrah, it is obligatory and a pillar, based on the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): “Indeed,