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of these views. The soundest view is that it is a pillar, without which Hajj is not complete. The evidence for this is as follows:

First: Allah the Exalted says: “Indeed, Safa and Marwah are among the symbols of Allah” [al-Baqarah 2:158].

Second: The Prophet ﷺ said: “Perform sa‘i, for Allah has prescribed sa‘i for you.” (1)

Third: Aishah said: “By Allah, Allah has not completed the Hajj or the umrah of any man who has not gone between them.” (2) That is, between Safa and Marwah.

If someone were to ask: How can you say that the sa‘i between Safa and Marwah is a pillar when Allah the Exalted says, “There is no blame upon him for going between them”? The negation of blame does not indicate obligation; rather, it merely indicates the removal of sin. So how can you make it a pillar without which Hajj is invalid? This is a valid objection.

We reply: Allah’s saying, “Indeed, Safa and Marwah are among the symbols of Allah,” is sufficient evidence for the legislated nature of sa‘i, since He has made them among the symbols of Allah. Allah has said: “And whoever honours the symbols of Allah—indeed, that is from the piety of hearts.” Going between them is an act of honouring them. Thus, His saying, “Indeed, Safa and Marwah are among the symbols of Allah,” proves that whoever goes between them has honoured the symbols of Allah, and that there is no blame upon him.

As for His saying, “There is no blame upon him for going between them,” this dispels a misconception that arose in the minds of some people when the verse was revealed, for there had been upon

(1) Its source has previously been cited on p. 269. (2) Reported by Muslim in Kitab al-Hajj (The Book of Pilgrimage), chapter: “Clarifying that the sa'i (ritual walking) between Safa and Marwah is an essential pillar [of Hajj]” (1277).

الأقوال، وأصح الأقوال أنه ركن لا يتم الحج إلا به، والدليل على ذلك ما يلي: أولاً: قوله تعالى: ﴿إِنَّ الصَّفَا وَالْمَرْوَةَ مِنْ شَعَائِرِ اللَّهِ﴾ [البقرة: ١٥٨]. ثانياً: قول النبي ﷺ: «اسعوا فإن الله كتب عليكم السعي» (١). ثالثاً: قول عائشة ﵂: «والله ما أتم الله حج رجل ولا عمرته لم يطف بهما» (٢)، أي: بالصفا والمروة. فإن قال قائل: كيف تقولون: إن السعي بين الصفا والمروة ركن، وقد قال الله تعالى: ﴿فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْهِ أَنْ يَطَّوَّفَ بِهِمَا﴾ ونفي الجناح لا يدل على الوجوب، بل يدل على رفع الإثم فقط، فكيف تجعلونه ركناً لا يصح الحج إلا به؟! هذا إيراد وارد. قلنا: إن قول الله تعالى: ﴿إِنَّ الصَّفَا وَالْمَرْوَةَ مِنْ شَعَائِرِ اللَّهِ﴾ يكفي دليلاً في مشروعية السعي حيث جعلهما من شعائر الله، وقد قال الله تعالى: ﴿ومَنْ يُعَظِّمْ شَعَائِرَ اللَّهِ فَإِنَّهَا مِنْ تَقْوَى الْقُلُوبِ﴾ والطواف بهما تعظيم لهما، فيكون قوله تعالى: ﴿إِنَّ الصَّفَا وَالْمَرْوَةَ مِنْ شَعَائِرِ اللَّهِ﴾ دليلاً على أن من طاف بهما فقد عظم شعائر الله وأنه لا جناح عليه. وأما قوله: ﴿فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْهِ أَنْ يَطَّوَّفَ بِهِمَا﴾، فهذا رفع توهم وقع من بعض الناس حين نزول الآية، وذلك أنه كان على

(١) سبق تخريجه ص (٢٦٩). (٢) أخرجه مسلم في الحج/ باب بيان أن السعي بين الصفا والمروة ركن … (١٢٧٧).