(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." (FR)
Reference (FR): Jami` at-Tirmidhi 862 (FR)
In-book reference (FR): Book 9, Hadith 55 (FR)
English translation (FR): Vol. 2, Book 4, Hadith 862 (FR)