Sa‘y between Safa and Marwa:
The Pilgrim ascends the mount of Al-Safa so as to see the Ka‘bah (if
possible) from the Safa door. While ascending he recites:
(‘Indeed
as-Safa and al-Marwa are among the symbols of Allah. So whoever makes
Hajj [pilgrimage] to the House or performs `Umrah - there no blame upon
him for walking between them. And whoever volunteers good - then indeed,
Allah is appreciative and knowing”)
Then he repeats this supplication for three times: (Allah is the
Greatest, Allah is the Greatest. Allah is the Greatest and all praise
belongs to Him (Allah is the Greatest for leading us to the right way
and all praise belongs to Him for His offerings).
(There is no God except Allah, Alone with no partner). He is Lord of
everything. All praise belongs to Him who gives life and inflicts death,
all good is bestowed by Him and He empowers all things. He has kept His
promise, aided His servant, empowered his troops and defeated the allies
Alone.
There is no deity save Allah and we do not worship but Him with utmost
sincerity even if the disbelievers detest it.
O Allah! You told us “ invoke me, I’ll respond to you ” and You do not
break your promise, so I beseech You as You guided me to Al Islam not to
strip it from me till You inflict death on me as a true Muslim (three
times).
Then he utters salutations in praise of our prophet Muhammad (peace be
upon him) and invokes when he descends from Al-Safa at each round: O
Allah! I pray for the causes of Your mercy, motives for Your
forgiveness, escape from all sins, reward for every good deed, and make
me worthy of paradise and protect me from the Hell fire.
It is Sunnah to jog between the two green slopes (jogging is only for
men) where the pilgrim invokes: “ Our Lord! Grant us good in this world
and good in the Hereafter and save us from the torture of Hell. My Lord!
Forgive and have mercy, pardon and favor us, pass over what You know.
You are the All Glorious, the All Generous. My Lord! I beg You for
guidance, piety, chastity and self – sufficiency. My Lord! Support me in
praising, thanking and worshipping You”.
When
he reaches Al-Marwa, he would have completed one round. He completes
seven rounds starting initially from Al-Safa and concluding finally at
Al-Marwa. When the pilgrim stands at Al-Marwa, he recites: “Indeed
as-Safa and al-Marwa are among the symbols of Allah………..etc”
He also utters the same supplications he mentioned at Al-Safa. The
pilgrim utters Talbiyah during sa‘y but the mu‘ttamer (performing
‘Umrah) does not.
It is preferable to pray two rak‘ahs (better in Al-Haram) after
concluding the seventh round.
The pilgrim is advised to say during sa‘y some recitations, invocations
and whatever he can from the Holy Qur’an.
He invokes after he concludes sa‘y: “ Our Lord! Accept this from us,
grant us safety, pardon us and support us to obey and praise You”.
- Idibaa is not a condition for Sa‘y for the Hanafi school (though
it is a condition for the Shafei school).
- Tahara is not a condition for the correctness of Sa‘y but as Al
Mas‘a is within Al-Haram, Tahara is preferable.
In the case of interruption in Sa‘y because of prayer or any other
reason, the pilgrim resumes Sa‘y from where he stopped. |
In case the pilgrim performing Tamattu‘ wishes to perform the Sa‘y of Hajj
before Tawaf Al-Ifadah, he can do so. On the 8th. day of Dhul Hijja after his
Ihram for Hajj he performs an optional Tawaf then performs the Sa‘y of Hajj. |
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