حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَطَاءٍ عَنْ كَثِيرِ بْنِ جُمْهَانَ قَالَ رَأَيْتُ ابْنَ عُمَرَ يَمْشِي فِي الْوَادِي بَيْنَ الصَّفَا وَالْمَرْوَةِ وَلَا يَسْعَى فَقُلْتُ لَهُ فَقَالَ إِنْ أَسْعَ فَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَسْعَى وَإِنْ أَمْشِ فَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَمْشِي وَأَنَا شَيْخٌ كَبِيرٌ
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 5265
It was narrated that Katheer ibn Jumhaan said: I saw Ibn 'Umar walking in the valley between as-Safa and al-Marwah, not walking rapidly. I said something to him and be said: If I walk rapidly, I saw the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) walking rapidly, and if I walk at a normal pace, I saw the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) walking at a normal pace, and I am an old man.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020