12. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from Mu‘alla’ ibn Muhammad from al-Washsha’, from Hammad ibn ‘Uthman from al- Hassan ibn Nu’man who has said the following:

“I asked abu ‘Abd Allah , ‘From what side is it added to the Sacred Masjid?’ He (the Imam) replied, ‘Ibrahim and Isma‘il had marked the limit of the Sacred Masjid to be between al-Safa’ and al-Marwah.’”