سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 1885

Abu Al Tufail said I said to Ibn Abbas Your people think that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ walked proudly with swift strides while going round the Kaabah and that it is sunnah (practice of the Prophet). He said “They spoke the truth (in part) and told a lie (in part). ” I asked “What truth did they speak and what lie did they tell?” He said “They spoke the truth that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ walked proudly while going round the Kaabah but they told a lie, this is no sunnah. The Quraish asserted during the days of Al Hudaibiyyah “Forsake Muhammad and his Companions till they die the death of a Camel which dies of bacteria in its nose. When they concluded a treaty with him agreeing upon the fact that they (the Prophet and his Companions) would come (to Makkah) next year and stay at Makkah three days, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to the Companions “Walk proudly (moving shoulders) while going round the Kaabah in first three circuits. (Ibn Abbas said) But this is not sunnah. I said “Your people think that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ran between Al Safa and Al Marwah on a Camel and that is sunnah. ” He said “They spoke the truth (in part) and told a lie (in part). I asked “What truth did they speak and what lie did they tell? He said “they spoke the truth that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ran between Al Safa and Al Marwah on a Camel. They told a lie that it is a sunnah. As the people did not move from around the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and did not separate themselves from him he did the sa’i on a Camel so that they may listen to him and see his position and their hands might not reach him.

Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020