The Messenger of Allah ﷺ and his companions arrived in Mecca having been weakened by the fever of Yathrib. The polytheists said, "A people have come to you whom the fever of Yathrib has weakened, and they have suffered greatly from it." So the polytheists sat on the side of the mosque next to the Hijr.Allah informed His Prophet of what they had said, so the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ordered his companions to jog during three of the circuits so that the polytheists could see their strength. They jogged for three circuits, and he ordered them to walk between the two corners where the polytheists could not see them.Ibn Abbas said, "Nothing prevented the Prophet ﷺ from ordering them to jog all the circuits except his concern for sparing them."The polytheists said, "These are the ones you claimed the fever had weakened? They are stronger than such and such."
حدثنا يونس حدثنا حماد يعني ابن زيد حدثنا أيوب عن سعيد بن جبير
قدم رسول الله ﷺ وأصحابه مكة وقد وهنتهم حمى يثرب فقال المشركون إنه لقد قدم عليكم قوم قد وهنتهم حمى يثرب ولقوا منها شرا فجلس المشركون من الناحية التي تلي الحجر فأطلع الله نبيه على ما قالوا فأمرهم رسول الله ﷺ أن يرملوا الأشواط الثلاثة لير المشركون جلدهم قال فرملوا ثلاثة أشواط وأمرهم أن يمشوا بين الركنين حيث لا يراهم المشركون وقال ابن عباس ولم يمنع النبي ﷺ أن يأمرهم أن يرملوا الأشواط كلها إلا الإبقاء عليهم فقال المشركون هؤلاء الذين زعمتم أن الحمى قد وهنتهم هؤلاء أجلد من كذا وكذا