(38) باب مَا جَاءَ أَنَّهُ يَبْدَأُ بِالصَّفَا قَبْلَ الْمَرْوَةِ
Jabir narrated:
"When the Prophet arrived in Makkah, he performed seven (circuits) of Tawaf around the House. Then he came to the Maqam and said: And take you (people) the Maqam (place) of Ibrahim as a place of prayer. Then he prayed behind the Maqam. Then he came to the (Black) Stone to touch it. Then he said: 'We begin with what Allah began with.' So he began at As-Safa and recited: Indeed As-Safa and Al-Marwah are among the Symbols of Allah." (ES)
Reference (ES): Jami` at-Tirmidhi 862 (ES)
In-book reference (ES): Book 9, Hadith 55 (ES)
English translation (ES): Vol. 2, Book 4, Hadith 862 (ES)