[Machine] Tell me about riding between Safa and Marwa. Your people claim that it is sunnah (recommended practice), so he (the person being addressed) said: They speak the truth and lie. I said: They speak the truth and lie about what? He said: When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to Makkah, they followed him until they reached Al-Awateeq (a specific place). The Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not strike anyone there, so he rode and performed Tawaf (circumambulation around the Kaaba) while mounted. If he had descended, walking would have been more beloved to him.  

حَدِّثْنِي عَنِ الرُّكُوبِ بَيْنَ الصَّفَا وَالْمَرْوَةِ فَإِنَّ قَوْمَكَ يَزْعُمُونَ أَنَّهَا سُنَّةٌ فَقَالَ صَدَقُوا وَكَذَبُوا قُلْتُ صَدَقُوا وَكَذَبُوا مَاذَا؟ قَالَ قَدِمَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَكَّةَ فَخَرَجُوا حَتَّى خَرَجَتِ الْعَوَاتِقُ وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَا يُضْرَبُ عِنْدَهُ أَحَدٌ فَرَكِبَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَطَافَ وَهُوَ رَاكِبٌ وَلَوْ نَزَلَ لَكَانَ الْمَشْيُ أَحَبَّ إِلَيْهِ