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The next day, [[the Prophet (s)]] and his [[companion]]s entered [[Masjid al-Haram]] from the gate of [[Bani Shayba]],<ref>Waqidi, ''al-Maghazi'', vol.3 p.1097; Kulayni, ''al-Kafi'', vol.4 p.250</ref> went to the [[Ka'ba]] and touched [[Hajar al-Aswad]] (black stone) and proceeded to circumambulation of the Ka'ba ([[Tawaf]]).<ref>Kulayni, ''al-Kafi'', vol.4 p.245</ref> [[The Prophet (s)]] riding a camel circumambulated the Ka'ba<ref>Wathiqi, ''Hajjat al-wida' '', p.106-110</ref> and finally once again touched Hajar al-Aswad,<ref>Kulayni, ''al-Kafi'', vol.4 p.245</ref> kissed it and cried long near it.<ref>Ibn Maja, ''Sunan'', vol.2 p.982</ref> Then, he did two rak'as of prayer behind the [[Station of Abraham (a)]].<ref>Kulayni, ''al-Kafi'', vol.4 p.245, 249-250; Muslim, ''Sahih'', vol.1 p.887</ref>

After he (s) did the prayers, drank from the [[well of Zamzam]] and prayed and then went to [[Mount Safa]]<ref>Kulayni, ''al-Kafi'', vol.4 p.250</ref> and said that he (s) would begin [[Sa'y]] from there since God mentioned it first.<ref>Qur'an 2:158; Kulayni, ''al-Kafi'', vol.4 p.245; Muslim, ''Sahih'', vol.1 p.888</ref> When he (s) arrived there, turned toward [[al-Rukn al-Yamani]] of the Ka'ba and long prayed to God<ref>Kulayni, ''al-Kafi'', vol.4 p.246</ref> and jog-trotted part of the way.<ref>Muslim, ''Sahih'', vol.1 p.888</ref> When he (s) arrived at [[Mount Marva]], stopped and prayed.<ref>Kulayni, ''al-Kafi'', vol.4 p.246</ref> Apparently, he (s) rode the way.<ref>Waqidi, ''al-Maghazi'', vol.3 p.1099; Wathiqi, ''Hajjat al-wida' '', p.133-135</ref>