Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 389 – Volume 1, Book 8

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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 389:
Narrated 'Amr bin Dmar:
I asked Ibn 'Umar, "Can a person who has performed the Tawaf around the Ka'ba for 'Umra but
has not performed the (Sa'i) Tawaf of Safa and Marwa, have a sexual relation with his wife?" Ibn
'Umar replied "When the Prophet reached Mecca he performed the Tawaf around the Ka'ba (cir –
cumambulated it seven times) and offered a two-Rak'at prayer (at the place) behind the station (of
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Abraham) and then performed the Tawaf (Sa'i) of Safa and Marwa, and verily in Allah's Apostle you
have a good example." Then we put the same question to Jabir bin 'Abdullah and he too replied, "He
should not go near his wife (for sexual relation) till he has finished the Tawaf of Safa and Marwa."