It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) set out (from Madinah Munawwarah to Makkah Mukarramah) in the year of the conquest of Makkah. After traveling some distance, the companions who were walking gathered around him and formed rows. They began to say among themselves that, to avoid the hardship of the journey, they should ask the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) to supplicate for them. So they submitted, "Traveling has become difficult for us and the distance is long." The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Take help from brisk walking, for by brisk walking the distance will be covered quickly and you will feel light." The companions say, "So we did as he said, and traveling became easy for us and the feeling of fatigue also disappeared."