Sahih Muslim Book - 15, Hadith - 3055

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كَامِلٍ فُضَيْلُ بْنُ حُسَيْنٍ الْجَحْدَرِىُّ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ بْنُ زِيَادٍ حَدَّثَنَا الْجُرَيْرِىُّ عَنْ أَبِى الطُّفَيْلِ قَالَ قُلْتُ لاِبْنِ عَبَّاسٍ أَرَأَيْتَ هَذَا الرَّمَلَ بِالْبَيْتِ ثَلاَثَةَ أَطْوَافٍ وَمَشْىَ أَرْبَعَةِ أَطْوَافٍ أَسُنَّةٌ هُوَ فَإِنَّ قَوْمَكَ يَزْعُمُونَ أَنَّهُ سُنَّةٌ. قَالَ فَقَالَ صَدَقُوا وَكَذَبُوا. قَالَ قُلْتُ مَا قَوْلُكَ صَدَقُوا وَكَذَبُوا قَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- قَدِمَ مَكَّةَ فَقَالَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ إِنَّ مُحَمَّدًا وَأَصْحَابَهُ لاَ يَسْتَطِيعُونَ أَنْ يَطُوفُوا بِالْبَيْتِ مِنَ الْهُزَالِ وَكَانُوا يَحْسُدُونَهُ. قَالَ فَأَمَرَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- أَنْ يَرْمُلُوا ثَلاَثًا وَيَمْشُوا أَرْبَعًا. قَالَ قُلْتُ لَهُ أَخْبِرْنِى عَنِ الطَّوَافِ بَيْنَ الصَّفَا وَالْمَرْوَةِ رَاكِبًا أَسُنَّةٌ هُوَ فَإِنَّ قَوْمَكَ يَزْعُمُونَ أَنَّهُ سُنَّةٌ. قَالَ صَدَقُوا وَكَذَبُوا. قَالَ قُلْتُ وَمَا قَوْلُكَ صَدَقُوا وَكَذَبُوا قَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- كَثُرَ عَلَيْهِ النَّاسُ يَقُولُونَ هَذَا مُحَمَّدٌ هَذَا مُحَمَّدٌ. حَتَّى خَرَجَ الْعَوَاتِقُ مِنَ الْبُيُوتِ. قَالَ وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- لاَ يُضْرَبُ النَّاسُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فَلَمَّا كَثُرَ عَلَيْهِ رَكِبَ وَالْمَشْىُ وَالسَّعْىُ أَفْضَلُ.

It was narrated that Abu At-Tufail said: “I said to Ibn Abbas: ‘Do you think that this walking rapidly around the House for (the first) three circuits and walking normally for four is Sunnah? For your people are saying that it is Sunnah.’ He said: ‘They are telling the truth and they are lying.’ I said: ‘What do you mean, they are telling the truth and they are lying?’ He said: ‘The Messenger of Allah (SAW) came to Makkah and the idolators said: “Muhammad and his Companions will not able to circumambulate the House because they are unfit.” They were jealous. So the Messenger of Allah (SAW) commanded them to walk rapidly in three circuits and to walk normally in four.’ I said to him: ‘Tell us about going between As-Safa and Al-Marwah while riding – is it Sunnah? For your people are saying that it is Sunnah.’ He said: ‘They are telling the truth and they are lying.’ I said: ‘What do you mean, they are telling the truth and they are lying?’ He said: ‘The people had crowded around the Messenger of Allah (SAW), saying: “This is Muhammad, this is Muhammad,” until even the adolescent girls came out of their houses. People were not beaten to make way for the Messenger of Allah (SAW), so when they crowded around him too much, he rode, but walking and walking rapidly are better.’”