I asked Āisha: How do you interpret the Statement of Allâh: ' Verily !-Şafa and Al-Marwa (two mountains in Makka) are of the Symbols of Allah. So it is not a sin on him who performs Hajj or ' Umra (pilgrimage) of the House (the Ka'ba at Makka), to perform the going (Ṭawaf) between them (As-Safa and Al-Marwa). And whoever does good voluntarily then verily, Allâh is All-Recogniser, All-Knower '. (V.2:158). By Allâh (it is evident from this revelation) there is no harm if one does not perform (going) between-Şafa and Al-Marwa." 'Aisha said, "O, my nephew ! Your interpretation is not true. Had this interpretation of yours been correct, the Statement of Allâh should have been, 'It is not a sin on him if he does not perform Tawaf (going) between them." But in fact, this Divine Inspiration was revealed concerning the who used to assume for worshipping an idol called Manât which they used to worship at a place called Al-Mushallal before they embraced Islâm, and whoever assumed (for the idol), would consider it not right to perform (going) between-Şafa and Al-Marwa. When they embraced Islâm, they asked Allâh's Messenger (ﷺ) regarding it, saying, 'O Allâh's Messenger (ﷺ)! We used to refrain from (going) between-Şafa and Al-Marwa. ' So Allâh revealed ' Verily;-Şafa and Al-Marwa (two mountains of Makka) are of the Symbols of Allâh. ' Āisha added, Surely, Allâh's Messenger (ﷺ) set the Sunna (legal way) of (going) between-Şafa and Al-Marwa, so nobody is allowed to omit the Tawaf (going) between them." [2:706-O.B.]