Is the verse of al-Safa and al-Marwah recited on al-Marwah?
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The questioner : A questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah’s peace, mercy, and blessings be upon you. I love you and those present in Allah, and I ask Him to gather us in the abode of His mercy. Indeed, He is the All-Hearing, the One who grants success.
The Shaykh : And as for loving the beloved, yes.
The questioner : My question is: Does not the hadith of Jabir, in which he did what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did on al-Safa, mean that he did it on al-Marwah? Does it not indicate that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited the verse on al-Marwah, or did he restrict himself to supplication? And what is the specific evidence that excludes the verse from the generality of Jabir’s hadith? Please answer us, and may Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : Jabir’s hadith: He said (may Allah be pleased with him), “When he approached al-Safa, he recited[Al-Baqarah 2:158]. And on al-Marwah, he did what he did on al-Safa. On al-Safa, he did not recite [Al-Baqarah 2:158]; rather, he recited it when he approached al-Safa, saying, [Al-Baqarah 2:158] ‘I begin with what Allah began with,’ to make it clear to the Ummah that he began with al-Safa and did not begin with al-Marwah, because Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He) placed al-Safa before al-Marwah, so he began with it. Thus, it is prescribed for us to begin with al-Safa.
And he did not say that he did it when he approached al-Marwah as he did when he approached al-Safa; he said, “He did on al-Marwah what he did on al-Safa.”
The Shaykh : And as for loving the beloved, yes.
The questioner : My question is: Does not the hadith of Jabir, in which he did what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did on al-Safa, mean that he did it on al-Marwah? Does it not indicate that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited the verse on al-Marwah, or did he restrict himself to supplication? And what is the specific evidence that excludes the verse from the generality of Jabir’s hadith? Please answer us, and may Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : Jabir’s hadith: He said (may Allah be pleased with him), “When he approached al-Safa, he recited
Indeed, as-Safa and al-Marwah are among the symbols of Allah
إِنَّ الصَّفَا وَالْمَرْوَةَ مِن شَعَائِرِ اللَّهِIndeed, as-Safa and al-Marwah are among the symbols of Allah
إِنَّ الصَّفَا وَالْمَرْوَةَ مِن شَعَائِرِ اللَّهِIndeed, as-Safa and al-Marwah are among the symbols of Allah
إِنَّ الصَّفَا وَالْمَرْوَةَ مِن شَعَائِرِ اللَّهِAnd he did not say that he did it when he approached al-Marwah as he did when he approached al-Safa; he said, “He did on al-Marwah what he did on al-Safa.”
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 36 — youtube.com
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