Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “Indeed, al-Safa and al-Marwah are among the symbols of Allah.”

Question:
This person is asking about the exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: [al-Baqarah: 158], and he says: This is because we have heard people in the Haram interpreting “there is no blame on him” to mean that it is not obligatory in Hajj and 'Umrah?

Answer:
This is an error. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded sa'y and performed it.
The Muslims were initially hesitant about sa'y because the people of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance used to perform sa'y between them with two idols on al-Safa and al-Marwah. When Allah came with Islam, they became hesitant. They were told: there is no blame, and sa'y between them is for Allah, not for the idols, for Allah alone (Mighty and Majestic). All the symbols of Allah are His declaration and His rulings, (Mighty and Majestic); therefore, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) circumambulated between them and said: , in his 'Umrah and in his Hajj, (peace and blessings be upon him). So there is no blame in circumambulating between them as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did. This is a refutation of those who are hesitant about sa'y between them, and that they were between two idols, al-Safa and al-Marwah: Isaf and Na'ilah. The polytheists used to perform sa'y for the idols, so Allah invalidated the worship of the idols and affirmed sa'y for Allah alone, having no partner.