Al-Kāfi - The Book of Haj

Chapter: The Rare Ahadith about Tawaf ِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنْ أَحْ٠َّدٍ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو الْحَسَنِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَ٠ِّيَتِ الطَّائِفَ قُلْتُ لا قَالَ إِنَّ إِبْرَاهِي٠َ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَ٠َّا دَعَا رَبَّهُ أَنْ يَرْزُقَ أَهْلَهُ ٠َرَاتِ قَطَعَ لَهُ٠ِنَ الأَرْدَنِ فَأَقْبَلَتْ حَتَّى طَافَتْ بِالْبَيْتِ سَبْعاً ثُ٠َّ أَقَرَّهَا الله فِي ٠َوْضِعِهَا وَإِنَّ٠ِّيَتِ الطَّائِفَ لِلطَّوَافِ بِالْبَيْتِ.

It came and performed Tawaf around the House seven times then Allah set it in its place and it is called al-Ta’if because of its performing Tawaf around the House.’” شهور - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (18/59))