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Another error, according to the stronger view, is the claim that he (1) performed the Zuhr prayer in Mecca on the Day of Sacrifice. The correct account is that he prayed it in Minā, as explained earlier.
Another error is the claim that he did not quicken his pace in the valley of Muhassir when (2) he departed from Jam‘ for Minā, and that this was merely the practice of the Bedouins. The basis of this error is the statement of Ibn ‘Abbās:
The practice of urging mounts to move swiftly (3) originated with the desert dwellers. They would stand on either side of the people, with wooden bowls (4) and sticks hanging from their mounts. When they set off, they made a clattering noise (5), causing the people’s mounts to bolt. I certainly saw the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) with the base of his she-camel’s ear (6) touching her withers (7), while he was saying, “O people, proceed calmly” (8).
In another wording: “Piety does not lie in driving horses and camels at speed, so proceed calmly”; and I never