Step-by-step Sa'i Guide
Start at Safa
Start the Sa'i from the hill of Safa. Say the prescribed du'a while facing the Kaaba.
💡 Tip:: It is Sunnah to say: 'Innas-Safa wal-Marwata min Sha'a'irillah'...
Walk to Marwa
Walk from Safa to the hill of Marwa. This is one lap.
💡 Tip:: Men should run between the green lights, women walk at a normal pace.
Make Du'a on Marwa
Having arrived at Marwa, face the Kaaba and make du'a.
💡 Tip:: You can recite the same du'a as on Safa.
Walk back to Safa
Walk from Marwa back to Safa. This is your second lap.
💡 Tip:: Remember: from Safa to Marwa is one, from Marwa to Safa is two.
Repeat 7 times
Repeat this process until you have completed 7 laps.
💡 Tip:: The last lap ends on the hill of Marwa.
Completion
After finishing the 7th lap on Marwa, the Sa'i is complete.
💡 Tip:: You can pray an additional, voluntary 2 rak'ah prayer in the mosque.
Safa Hill:
Starting point of the Sa'i
Marwa Hill:
End point of every odd lap
Green Lights:
Area where men should run
Zamzam Taps:
Drinking water available during Sa'i
Sa'i Counter
Start your Sa'i at Safa
Tap to walk to the other side
إِنَّ الصَّفَا وَالْمَرْوَةَ مِنْ شَعَائِرِ اللَّهِ
Inna ṣ-Ṣafā wa l-Marwata min sha’ā’iri llāh.
Indeed, as-Safa and al-Marwah are among the symbols of Allah.
اللهُ أَكْبَرُ، اللهُ أَكْبَرُ، اللهُ أَكْبَرُ، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيْكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ يُحْيِي وَيُمِيتُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
Allāhu akbar, Allāhu akbar, Allāhu akbar. Lā ilāha illa llāhu waḥdahu lā sharīka lah, lahu l-mulku wa-lahu l-ḥamdu yuḥyī wa-yumītu wa-huwa ‘alā kulli shay’in qadīr.
Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest. There is no god but Allah, alone, without a partner. To Him belongs the kingdom and to Him is the praise. He gives life and causes death and He is over all things competent.