What is the meaning of: {Indeed, al-Safa and al-Marwah are among the symbols of Allah}?
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So we move on to other topics regarding Hajj, may Allah reward you with good. In the coming sessions, we will complete the description of the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) Hajj. We ask, if you would be so kind, as the honorable listeners ask, about the saying of the Righteous One, Blessed and Exalted is He: [al-Baqarah:158], the verse. Why is "sin" mentioned specifically in this verse?
Answer: Allah the Exalted says: [al-Baqarah:158] Al-Safa and al-Marwah are two well-known mountains in Mecca at the two ends of the sa'y (walking between them). (Among the symbols of Allah) means: among the signs of His religion. [al-Baqarah:158] So it seems the questioner is raising a difficulty: How can it be said: when the servant is commanded to do so and it is obligatory for him to perform sa'y?
And the answer to that is: The Muslims were hesitant about performing sa'y between al-Safa and al-Marwah because the people of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance used to perform sa'y between al-Safa and al-Marwah. There was an idol on al-Marwah and an idol on al-Safa, so the people were hesitant about it. Then Allah revealed the verse, stating that there is no sin for the Muslims because they perform sa'y not like the sa'y of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance. They perform sa'y for Allah, and Allah removed the idols. The idols were broken and removed by Allah through the hand of His Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), those in the Sacred Mosque, those at al-Safa and al-Marwah, and all others, all of them, by the praise of Allah, were broken and removed. So the Muslims performed sa'y for Allah, Mighty and Majestic, in obedience to Him and in exalting His command, just as their Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed sa'y. So there is no sin for them in that, even though the pre-Islamic age of ignorance used to do it, but the action of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance is not the action of the Muslims. The pre-Islamic age of ignorance drew near to their idols and false gods with many acts of worship, while the Muslims draw near to Allah with their sa'y, their tawaf (circumambulation), their prayers, and other things. So the Exalted made it clear that there is no sin for the Muslims in their tawaf between al-Safa and al-Marwah, even though that was an action of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance. But the action that the Muslims do is for Allah alone and in following their Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and it is not like the action of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance. So it is obligatory and a duty upon them, and there is no sin for them in it and no hardship for them in it, even though the pre-Islamic age of ignorance did it. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you.
Indeed, as-Safa and al-Marwah are among the symbols of Allah. So whoever makes Hajj to the House or performs 'umrah - there is no blame upon him for walking between them
إِنَّ الصَّفَا وَالْمَرْوَةَ مِنْ شَعَائِرِ اللَّهِ فَمَنْ حَجَّ الْبَيْتَ أَوِ اعْتَمَرَ فَلا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْهِ أَنْ يَطَّوَّفَ بِهِمَاAnswer: Allah the Exalted says:
Indeed, as-Safa and al-Marwah are among the symbols of Allah
إِنَّ الصَّفَا وَالْمَرْوَةَ مِنْ شَعَائِرِ اللَّهِSo whoever makes Hajj to the House or performs 'umrah - there is no blame upon him for walking between them
فَمَنْ حَجَّ الْبَيْتَ أَوِ اعْتَمَرَ فَلا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْهِ أَنْ يَطَّوَّفَ بِهِمَاThere is no sin
فَلا جُنَاحَAnd the answer to that is: The Muslims were hesitant about performing sa'y between al-Safa and al-Marwah because the people of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance used to perform sa'y between al-Safa and al-Marwah. There was an idol on al-Marwah and an idol on al-Safa, so the people were hesitant about it. Then Allah revealed the verse, stating that there is no sin for the Muslims because they perform sa'y not like the sa'y of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance. They perform sa'y for Allah, and Allah removed the idols. The idols were broken and removed by Allah through the hand of His Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), those in the Sacred Mosque, those at al-Safa and al-Marwah, and all others, all of them, by the praise of Allah, were broken and removed. So the Muslims performed sa'y for Allah, Mighty and Majestic, in obedience to Him and in exalting His command, just as their Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed sa'y. So there is no sin for them in that, even though the pre-Islamic age of ignorance used to do it, but the action of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance is not the action of the Muslims. The pre-Islamic age of ignorance drew near to their idols and false gods with many acts of worship, while the Muslims draw near to Allah with their sa'y, their tawaf (circumambulation), their prayers, and other things. So the Exalted made it clear that there is no sin for the Muslims in their tawaf between al-Safa and al-Marwah, even though that was an action of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance. But the action that the Muslims do is for Allah alone and in following their Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and it is not like the action of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance. So it is obligatory and a duty upon them, and there is no sin for them in it and no hardship for them in it, even though the pre-Islamic age of ignorance did it. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you.
Source
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