the sa‘i of Ishmael’s mother—a woman—then why do we not say that women too should move briskly?

The answer is from two perspectives:

First: Ishmael’s mother performed sa‘i alone, with no men accompanying her.

Second: Some scholars, such as Ibn al-Mundhir, have related a consensus that a woman does not perform raml during circumambulation, nor does she move briskly between the two markers. Accordingly, this analogy is invalid, for it is an analogy despite a relevant difference, and because it contradicts the consensus—if the consensus is established.

Then he walks and ascends Marwah, saying what he said at Safa. Then he descends, walking where he walks and moving briskly where he moves briskly, until he reaches Safa. He does this seven times: his going counts as one circuit, and his return as another. If he begins at Marwah, the first circuit is invalidated.

His statement, “Then he walks and ascends Marwah, saying what he said at Safa. Then he descends, walking where he walks and moving briskly where he moves briskly, until he reaches Safa. He does this seven times: his going counts as one circuit, and his return as another,” means that sa‘i is not one complete circuit; rather, half a circuit from Safa to Marwah counts as one circuit, and from Marwah to Safa counts as another.

His statement, “and ascends Marwah,” does not indicate a condition. Rather, the condition is that one cover the entire distance between the two hills, Safa and Marwah. What, then, is the distance that must be covered?

The answer is: What must be covered extends as far as the boundary of the passage designated for the carts. As for what lies beyond the passageway, it is recommended rather than obligatory. Thus, if a person were to shorten his sa‘i from the boundary of the
passage