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Those who circle it are the strangers, while those who remain are the people of Mecca. ‘Ata’, Mujahid, and ‘Ikrimah said: “Circumambulation is superior for strangers, while prayer is superior for the people of Mecca.”
“And when Abraham said, ‘My Lord, make this a secure city, and provide its people with fruits—those of them who believe in Allah and the Last Day.’ He said, ‘As for whoever disbelieves, I will grant him enjoyment for a little while, then compel him to the punishment of the Fire—what an evil destination!’” (126)
الطَّائِفِينَ هُمُ الْغُرَبَاءُ والعاكفين أَهْلُ مَكَّةَ، قَالَ عَطَاءٌ وَمُجَاهِدٌ وَعِكْرِمَةُ: الطَّوَافُ لِلْغُرَبَاءِ أَفْضَلُ، وَالصَّلَاةُ لِأَهْلِ مَكَّةَ أَفْضَلُ.
﴿وَإِذْ قَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ رَبِّ اجْعَلْ هَذَا بَلَدًا آمِنًا وَارْزُقْ أَهْلَهُ مِنَ الثَّمَرَاتِ مَنْ آمَنَ مِنْهُمْ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ قَالَ وَمَنْ كَفَرَ فَأُمَتِّعُهُ قَلِيلًا ثُمَّ أَضْطَرُّهُ إِلَى عَذَابِ النَّارِ وَبِئْسَ الْمَصِيرُ (١٢٦) ﴾