In Dhu al-Qa'dah 7 AH, the Prophet ﷺ left Madinah with around 2,000 Muslims. They were going to make up the Umrah (the lesser pilgrimage) that they had been prevented from performing the year before at Hudaybiyyah. This time they brought all their weapons. A Quraysh delegation led by Mikraz ibn Hafs came out to ask why, since the agreement allowed them to enter only with swords in their sheaths. The Prophet ﷺ assured them that the Muslims would enter Makkah only as they had agreed. The weapons were left outside the Haram, the sacred area, under a guard of 200 men. The guards took turns, so that everyone could perform tawaf (circling the Ka'bah).
The Quraysh of Makkah split into three groups during the visit, and none of them wanted contact with the Muslims. Some stayed in their houses. Some gathered in Dar al-Nadwa, their council house. Others camped in the hills outside the city.
One of the Quraysh spread a rumor that the diseases of Madinah had worn the Muslims down, and that they had come back as weaklings. When the Prophet ﷺ heard this, he told the Muslims to raise their voices in the talbiyah, the chant of the pilgrims. He told them to uncover their right shoulders and to perform raml, a brisk walk that is almost a run, for the first three rounds of tawaf. This is how these practices of the Sunnah began. The Quraysh were struck by the Muslims' energy, and the sight of 2,000 Muslims around the Ka'bah left a deep impression on them. The Prophet ﷺ stayed for three days, and the Quraysh kept to the treaty without any incident.