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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Reading the statement of Allah the Exalted, “Indeed, al-Safa and al-Marwah are among the symbols of Allah,” only in the first lap?

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Question : He asks: Is reciting
Indeed, as-Safa and al-Marwah are among the symbols of Allahإِنَّ الصَّفَا وَالْمَرْوَةَ مِن شَعَائِرِ اللَّهِ
[Al-Baqarah 2:158]
to the end of the verse sufficient to be mentioned only at al-Safa at the beginning of the sa'y, or is it also repeated at al-Marwah, and in every lap between al-Safa and al-Marwah?

Answer : Reciting the noble verse
Indeed, as-Safa and al-Marwah are among the symbols of Allahإِنَّ الصَّفَا وَالْمَرْوَةَ مِن شَعَائِرِ اللَّهِ
[Al-Baqarah 2:158]
is only done when a person approaches al-Safa and draws near to it, as established in Sahih Muslim from the hadith of Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
and as he reached near it he recitedلما دنا من الصفا قرأ
Sahih Muslim 1218a
Indeed, as-Safa and al-Marwah are among the symbols of Allahإِنَّ الصَّفَا وَالْمَرْوَةَ مِن شَعَائِرِ اللَّهِ
[Al-Baqarah 2:158]
indicating that he came only to perform sa'y because that is of what?
Of the symbols of Allah. Accordingly, the verse is not repeated in the second lap nor at al-Marwah, contrary to what we now hear from some people who perform sa'y and recite this verse every time they approach al-Safa and every time they approach al-Marwah in each lap. This is undoubtedly ignorance, for it is not reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he recited it except when he drew near to al-Safa in the first lap only.
Source قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، لقاء[81من126]قراءةقوله تعالى إن الصفاوالمروةمن شعائر الله في الشوط الأول فقط؟ابن عثيمين-كبار العلماء — youtube.com

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