حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ إِذَا طَافَ بِالْبَيْتِ الطَّوَافَ الْأَوَّلَ خَبَّ ثَلَاثَةً وَمَشَى أَرْبَعَةً
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 4844
It was narrated from ibn 'Umar that when the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) circumambulated the Ka’bah in the first tawaaf, he would walk rapidly in three circuits and walk at a normal pace in four.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020