It is narrated from Sayyiduna Usamah bin Zayd (may Allah be pleased with them both) that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) departed from Arafah, he (peace and blessings be upon him) had him ride behind him on his mount. He (peace and blessings be upon him) proceeded with great calm and dignity and said: "O people, hold fast to calm and dignity." And he said: "Making horses and camels race is not righteousness." The narrator said: I did not see his (peace and blessings be upon him) she-camel raising her feet (in haste) until he reached Mina. This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that rushing (on the departure) began with the Bedouins: they would stand along both edges of the people, with bowls and sticks hanging from them, and when the departure began they would rattle them, which startled the people. So I saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), with the back of his she-camel's neck touching the front of his saddle (as he held her back from speeding), while he was saying: "O people, hold fast to calm and dignity." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Bukhari, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.