Ahmad (1) said: “Al-Walid ibn Muslim (2) narrated to us; al-Awzaʿi narrated from ʿAṭāʾ, from Ibn ʿAbbās, that he used to say: ‘For the mufrid, the qarin (3), and the mutamattiʿ, one tawaf of the House and one saʿy between Safa and Marwa are sufficient.’ (4)
There has been disagreement (5) regarding the Companions who performed tamattuʿ with the Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—although everyone agrees (6) that they first circumambulated the House and went between Safa and Marwa. When they returned from ʿArafah, some said they also performed a second saʿy after the tawaf of ifadah, while others said they did not. The latter is what is firmly established (7) in Sahih Muslim (8) on the authority of Jabir, who said: ‘The Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—and his Companions did not go (9) between Safa