Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ حَدَّثَنَا مَعْمَرٌ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ فِي قَوْلِهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ { إِنَّ الصَّفَا وَالْمَرْوَةَ مِنْ شَعَائِرِ اللَّهِ } قَالَتْ كَانَ رِجَالٌ مِنْ الْأَنْصَارِ مِمَّنْ يُهِلُّ لِمَنَاةَ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ وَمَنَاةُ صَنَمٌ بَيْنَ مَكَّةَ وَالْمَدِينَةِ قَالُوا يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ إِنَّا كُنَّا نَطُوفُ بَيْنَ الصَّفَا وَالْمَرْوَةِ تَعْظِيمًا لِمَنَاةَ فَهَلْ عَلَيْنَا مِنْ حَرَجٍ أَنْ نَطُوفَ بِهِمَا فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ { إِنَّ الصَّفَا وَالْمَرْوَةَ مِنْ شَعَائِرِ اللَّهِ فَمَنْ حَجَّ الْبَيْتَ أَوْ اعْتَمَرَ فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْهِ أَنْ يَطَّوَّفَ بِهِمَا }.
English Translation
Abd al-Razzaq narrated to us: Ma'mar narrated to us, from al-Zuhri, from Urwah, from Aisha, concerning the saying of Allah, Mighty and Sublime, {Indeed, al-Safa and al-Marwah are among the symbols of Allah} -- she said: There were men among the Ansar who used to pray to the idol Manat in the Age of Ignorance -- Manat being an idol between Makkah and Madinah. They said: O Prophet of Allah, we used to circle between al-Safa and al-Marwah in reverence to Manat, so is there any blame upon us in circling between them? So Allah, Mighty and Sublime, revealed: {Indeed, al-Safa and al-Marwah are among the symbols of Allah; so whoever makes Hajj to the House or performs Umrah, there is no blame upon him in going around them.}