Al-Hajj Al-Mabroor

Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless and grant him peace) heard
what they said he wanted to prove the falsehood of the infidels of
the Quraish, so he commanded the Companions to uncover one
shoulder and quicken their Sa‘y and Ifadah Tawâf during the first
three shawts, saying to his Companions (may Allah be pleased with
them all):
“May Allah mercy the one who shows them strength in his self.”
Quick pace is neither demanded in the Arrival Tawâf [Pilgrims’ first
circumambulation of the Ka‘bah upon their arrival at Mecca] nor the
Farewell Tawâf [Pilgrims’ last circumambulation of the Ka‘bah directly
before leaving Mecca].
In the past, Al-Mas‘â [The place where pilgrims walk between the two
hills of As-Safâ and Al-Marwah] was a marketplace affording a place
where people could sit and watch the Sa‘y. You are only obliged to
go at a quick pace if the area in front of you is uncrowded. If it is
crowded, do not jostle against the others and be gentle to the
Muslims around you. Going at a quick pace in Sa‘y is done
between two green marks found in the Mas‘â.
Generally, the jostlement that causes injury is unwanted. For
instance, you crowd at the Black Stone to touch or kiss it. You are
asked to crowd in to perform a rite before which the mind pauses
meditatively, because it is a proof of your utmost faith and staunch
abidance by a deed that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless
and grant him peace) performed. But at the same time you are
asked not to harm anyone. What exhausts the pilgrims during the
performance of the Hajj rituals is the behavior of some pilgrims.
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