Yahya ibn Yahya narrated to us, Abu Mu'awiyah narrated to us, from Hisham ibn 'Urwah, from his father, from 'A'ishah. He said: I said to her, "I think that a man who does not perform the sa'i between al-Safa and al-Marwah would not be harmed." She said, "Why?" I said, "Because Allah the Exalted says: 'Indeed, al-Safa and al-Marwah are among the symbols of Allah' to the end of the verse." She said, "Allah has not completed the Hajj of any man, nor his 'Umrah, who does not perform the sa'i between al-Safa and al-Marwah. If it were as you say, then it would be 'there is no blame upon him if he does not circumambulate them.' And do you know what that was about? That was only because the Ansar in the Jahiliyyah used to enter ihram for two idols on the shore of the sea, called Isaf and Na'ilah. Then they would come and perform the sa'i between al-Safa and al-Marwah, then shave their heads. When Islam came, they disliked performing the sa'i between them because of what they used to do in the Jahiliyyah." She said, "So Allah, Mighty and Majestic, revealed: 'Indeed, al-Safa and al-Marwah are among the symbols of Allah' to its end." She said, "So they performed the sa'i."