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Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Whomever takes an oath in which he mentions Lat and `Uzza (forgetfully), should say: None has the right to be worshipped but Allah, and whoever says to his companion. 'Come along, let us gamble' must give alms (as an expiation).
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 65, Hadith 381
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(regarding His Statement about the Lat and the `Uzza: Lat was originally a man who used to mix
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I asked `Aisha (regarding the Sai between As Safa and Al-Marwa). She said, "Out of reverence to the
idol Manat which was placed in Al-Mushailal, those who used to assume Ihram in its name, used not
to perform Sai between As-Safa and Al-Marwa, so Allah revealed:
'Verily! The As-Safa and Al-Marwa (two mountains at Mecca) are among the symbols of Allah.'
(2.158).
Thereupon, Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and the Muslims used to perform Sai (between them)." Sufyan said: The
(idol) Manat was at Al-Mushailal in Qudaid. `Aisha added, "The Verse was revealed in connection
with the Ansar. They and (the tribe of) Ghassan used to assume lhram in the name of Manat before
they embraced Islam." `Aisha added, "There were men from the Ansar who used to assume lhram in
the name of Manat which was an idol between Mecca and Medina. They said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! We
used not to perform the Tawaf (Sai) between As-Safa and Al-Marwa out of reverence to Manat."