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I heard Ibn `Umar saying, "The Prophet (ﷺ) arrived at Mecca and performed Tawaf of the Ka`ba and then
offered a two-rak`at prayer and then performed Tawaf between Safa and Marwa." Ibn `Umar then
recited (the verse): "Verily! In Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) (p.b.u.h) you have a good example. "
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 25, Hadith 128
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We asked Ibn `Umar whether a man who, while performing `Umra, had performed Tawaf of the
Ka`ba; and had not yet performed Tawaf between Safa and Marwa, could have sexual relation with
his wife, Ibn `Umar replied "The Prophet (p.b.u.h) reached Mecca and performed the seven rounds (of
Tawaf) of the Ka`ba and then offered a two-rak`at prayer behind Maqam Ibrahim and then performed
the seven rounds (of Tawaf) between Safa and Marwa." He added, "Verily! In Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)
(p.b.u.h) you have a good example." We asked Jabir bin `Abdullah (the same question) and he said,
"He (that man) should not come near (his wife) till he has completed Tawaf between Safa and
Marwa."
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I asked Anas bin Malik: "Did you use to dislike to perform Tawaf between Safa and Marwa?" He
said, "Yes, as it was of the ceremonies of the days of the Pre-Islamic period of ignorance, till Allah
revealed: 'Verily! (The two mountains) As-Safa and Al-Marwa are among the symbols of Allah. It is
therefore no sin for him who performs the pilgrimage to the Ka`ba, or performs `Umra, to perform
Tawaf between them.' " (2.158)