English translation
2971. It was narrated that 'Urwah said: "I asked 'Āishah about the words of Allāh, the Mighty and Sublime: 'So it is not a sin on him who performs Hajj or Umrah (pilgrimage) of the House (the Ka'bah at Makkah) to perform the going (Tawâf) between them (As-Safâ and Al-Marwah),[1] and (I said): 'By Allâh, there is no sin on anyone if he does not go between As-Safâ and Al-Marwah.' 'Aishah said: 'What a bad thing you have said, O son of my brother! If this Âyah was as you have interpreted it, there would be no sin on a person if he did not go between them. But it was revealed concerning the Anshâr. Before they accepted Islam, they used to enter Ihrâm for the false goddess Manât whom they used to worship at Al-Mushallal. Whoever entered Ihrâm for her would refrain from going between As-Safâ and Al-Marwah. When they asked the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ about that, Allâh, the Mighty and Sublime, revealed: 'Verily, As-Safâ and Al-Marwah (two mountains in Makkah) are of the Symbols of Allâh. So it is not a sin on him who performs Hajj or Umrah (pilgrimage) of the House (the Ka'bah at Makkah) to perform the going (Tawâf) between them (As-Safâ and Al-Marwah).'[2] Then the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ enjoined going between them so no one has the right to refrain from going between them.'" (Sahîh)
