Hadith #54
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ وَعَفَّانُ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامٌ حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ طَافَ رَسُولُ
اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ سَعْيًا وَإِنَّمَا طَافَ لِيُرِيَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ قُوَّتَهُ وَقَالَ عَفَّانُ وَلِذَا أَحَبَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ يُرِيَ النَّاسَ قُوَّتَهُ
Isnad Chain
عبد الصمد وعفان
همام
قتادة
عكرمة
ابن عباس
English Translation
'Abd al-Samad and 'Affan narrated to us, they said: Hammam narrated to us, Qatadah narrated to us, from 'Ikrimah, from Ibn 'Abbas (رضي الله عنهما) who said: the Messenger of Allah ﷺ performed Tawaf jogging (sa'y) — meaning raml. And they only performed raml to show the polytheists their strength.
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 10, Hadith 54
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 2692
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-39082