The following are
mandatory in Saey
1. Niyah (Intention)
To declare the intention for Saey is mandatory, and it must be declared at the start of the Saey with the intention of seeking
nearness to Allah Almighty. It is preferable to verbally utter the niyyah as follows: “I perform the Saey between the Al-Safa and the
Al-Marwah seven rounds for the Tamattu‘ Umrah seeking nearness to Allah
Almighty”.
2. Starting the Saey from the Al-Safa
It is mandatory
to start the Saey from the
Al-Safa, and for this it is not mandatory to step on the rocks of the mount.
3. Finishing the
Saey at the Al-Marwah
It is mandatory
to finish the Saey at
Al-Marwah, and for this it is not mandatory to touch one’s toes to the rocks of
the mount of Al-Marwah.
If he
contradicted this and began [the Saey]
at Al-Marwah, even by oversight, his Saey
is invalidated and as a precaution he should perform a new Saey.
4. The number of
rounds
It is obligatory
to cover the distance between the mounts of Al-Safa and Al-Marwah seven times
with nothing more or less. Thus there will be four journeys from Al-Safa to
Al-Marwah and three journeys from Al-Marwah to Al-Safa, all together seven
rounds.
5. The normally
accepted route
·
It is mandatory to go through the
route that is normally accepted, thus if he deviated from the route by entering
the Mosque and leaving it to re-enter the route of the Saey again, or if he left the route of the Saey to go to the shops and come back
to the route of the Saey again,
that [excursion] would not be accepted [as part of the Saey]. However, it is permissible to drink water from the
designated areas en route.
·
There is no objection to
performing the Saey on the
first floor or the roof – the second floor – if one opted to do so.
6. Facing the
destination
In the course of
performing the Saey, it is
mandatory to be facing the destination, and therefore if he was heading for the
mount of Al-Marwah he should be facing Al-Marwah, and if he departed Al-Marwah,
heading for Al-Safa, he should be facing Al-Safa. It is not permitted to walk
backwards or sideways. There is no objection, however, to turn the head to the
left or right, or even to the back, so long as the body is in the direction of
the journey of the Saey. While
standing, there is no objection to turning the whole body even if that
constitute turning one’s back to the destination direction, similarly there is
no objection if one deviated to the right when coming down from the Al-Safa.
7. Animals or
other things used must be legal
It is not
permitted to perform the Saey on
an animal that is usurped and such like. In fact this is applicable to clothing
or slippers worn by the person. Furthermore, as a precaution, it is also not
permitted to even carry anything that is usurped.