إِنَّ الصَّفَا وَالْمَرْوَةَ مِنْ شَعَائِرِ اللَّهِ ۖ أَبْدَأُ بِمَا بَدَأَ اللَّهُ بِهِ
Innas-Safa wal-Marwata min sha'a'irillah. Abda'u bima bada'Allahu bih
Indeed, Safa and Marwa are among the symbols of Allah. I begin with what Allah began with.
This is said at the beginning of Sa'i, before ascending Mount Safa. The ritual of walking between Safa and Marwa commemorates Hajar (AS) — the mother of Isma'il — running between these two hills searching for water for her infant son, until the well of Zamzam miraculously sprang forth.
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اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ أَنْجَزَ وَعْدَهُ وَنَصَرَ عَبْدَهُ وَهَزَمَ الْأَحْزَابَ وَحْدَهُ
Allah is the Greatest (three times). There is no deity except Allah alone, with no partner. His is the dominion and His is the praise, and He is capable of all things. There is no deity except Allah alone. He fulfilled His promise, gave victory to His servant, and defeated the confederates alone.
Sahihلَبَّيْكَ اللَّهُمَّ عُمْرَةً لَبَّيْكَ اللَّهُمَّ لَبَّيْكَ، لَبَّيْكَ لَا شَرِيكَ لَكَ لَبَّيْكَ، إِنَّ الْحَمْدَ وَالنِّعْمَةَ لَكَ وَالْمُلْكَ لَا شَرِيكَ لَكَ
Here I am, O Allah, for Umrah (or Hajj). Here I am, O Allah, here I am. Here I am, You have no partner, here I am. Indeed, all praise, blessings, and dominion are Yours. You have no partner.
Sahihلَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ أَنْجَزَ وَعْدَهُ وَنَصَرَ عَبْدَهُ وَهَزَمَ الْأَحْزَابَ وَحْدَهُ
There is no deity except Allah, alone without partner. His is the dominion and His is the praise, and He is over all things capable. There is no deity except Allah alone. He fulfilled His promise, gave victory to His servant, and defeated the confederates alone.
Sahihاللَّهُمَّ زِدْ هَذَا الْبَيْتَ تَشْرِيفًا وَتَعْظِيمًا وَتَكْرِيمًا وَمَهَابَةً وَزِدْ مَنْ شَرَّفَهُ وَعَظَّمَهُ مِمَّنْ حَجَّهُ أَوِ اعْتَمَرَهُ تَشْرِيفًا وَتَكْرِيمًا وَتَعْظِيمًا وَبِرًّا
O Allah, increase this House in honor, reverence, nobility, and awe. And increase those who honor and revere it — among those who perform Hajj or Umrah to it — in honor, nobility, reverence, and righteousness.
Hasan