Amr bin Dinar said: We asked Ibn 'Umar (RA) about a person who came for 'Umrah and circumambulated the House, but he did not run between al-Safa' and al-Marwah, whether he is allowed to (put off Ihram) and have intercourse with his wife. He replied: Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) circumambulated the House seven times and offered two rak'ahs of prayer after staying (at 'Arafat), and ran between al-Safa and al-Marwah seven times. "Verily there is in Allah's Messenger a model pattern for you" (xxxill. 21).