Bismillah Walhamdulillah Was Salaatu Was Salaam 'ala Rasulillah As-Salaam Alaikum Wa-Rahmatullahi Wa-Barakatuhu Umra - 16th Rajab 1425 (2 September 2004)
Narrated Hisham Ibn 'Urwa from his father who said (Radhiallaho anhuma): While I was a youngster, I asked 'Aisha (Radhiallaho anha) the wife of the Prophet (sallallaahu'alaihi wasallam) : "What about the meaning of the Statement of Allah; "Verily! (the mountains) As-Safa and Al Marwa, are among the symbols of Allah. So, it is not harmful if those who perform Hajj or 'Umra of the House (Ka'ba at Mecca) to perform the going (Tawaf) between them? (2.158) I understand (from that) that there is no harm if somebody does not perform the Tawaf between them." 'Aisha replied, "No, for if it were as you are saying, then the recitation would have been like this: 'It is not harmful not to perform Tawaf between them.' This verse was revealed in connection with the Ansar who used to assume the Ihram for the idol Manat which was put beside a place called Qudaid and those people thought it not right to perform the Tawaf of As-Safa and Al-Marwa. When Islam came, they asked Allah's Messenger about that, and Allah revealed:-- "Verily! (the mountains) As-Safa and Al-Marwa Are among the symbols of Allah. So, it is not harmful of those who perform Hajj or 'Umra of the House (Ka'ba at Mecca) to perform the going (Tawaf) between them." (Surah 2: Ayat 158) Sufyan and Abu Muawiya added from Hisham (from 'Aisha): "The Hajj or 'Umra of the person who does not perform the going (Tawaf) between As-Safa and Al-Marwa is incomplete in Allah's sight. Bukhari Vol. 3 : No. 18 -- You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tell others about AHAD - A Hadith A Day! List URL: http://list.ahad.org/mailman/listinfo/ahad to unsubscribe: send a message to: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" with "unsubscribe" in the subject
