Jami' at-Tirmidhi
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 863
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ دِينَارٍ، عَنْ طَاوُسٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ إِنَّمَا سَعَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِالْبَيْتِ وَبَيْنَ الصَّفَا وَالْمَرْوَةِ لِيُرِيَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ قُوَّتَهُ . قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ وَابْنِ عُمَرَ وَجَابِرٍ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى حَدِيثُ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ . وَهُوَ الَّذِي يَسْتَحِبُّهُ أَهْلُ الْعِلْمِ أَنْ يَسْعَى بَيْنَ الصَّفَا وَالْمَرْوَةِ . فَإِنْ لَمْ يَسْعَ وَمَشَى بَيْنَ الصَّفَا وَالْمَرْوَةِ رَأَوْهُ جَائِزًا .
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Qutaybah narrated to us: Sufyan ibn Uyaynah narrated to us, from Amr ibn Dinar, from Tawus, from Ibn Abbas, who said: The Messenger of Allah moved briskly during tawaf around the House and between Safa and Marwah only to show the polytheists his strength.
There are reports on this topic from A'ishah, Ibn Umar, and Jabir. Abu Isa said: The hadith of Ibn Abbas is hasan sahih. Scholars recommend brisk walking between Safa and Marwah. If someone does not move briskly and instead walks, they consider that permissible.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The report links brisk walking to demonstrating strength; the commentary still treats walking as valid.