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bukhari:6212Musaddad > Yaḥyá > Shuʿbah > Qatādah > Anas b. Mālik

There was a state of fear in Medina. Messenger of Allah ﷺ rode a horse belonging to Abu Talha (in order to see the matter). The Prophet ﷺ said, "We could not see anything, and we found that horse like a sea (fast in speed).  

البخاري:٦٢١٢حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى عَنْ شُعْبَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي قَتَادَةُ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ

كَانَ بِالْمَدِينَةِ فَزَعٌ فَرَكِبَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَرَسًا لأَبِي طَلْحَةَ فَقَالَ مَا رَأَيْنَا مِنْ شَىْءٍ وَإِنْ وَجَدْنَاهُ لَبَحْرًا  


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Collected by Bukhārī, Muslim, Abū Dāwūd, Tirmidhī, Aḥmad, Ibn Ḥibbān, Nasāʾī's Kubrá, Bayhaqī
bukhari:2627Ādam > Shuʿbah > Qatādah > Anas

Once the people of Medina were frightened, so the Prophet ﷺ borrowed a horse from Abu Talha called Al-Mandub, and rode it. When he came back he said, "We have not seen anything (to be afraid of), but the horse was very fast (having an energy as inexhaustible as the water of the sea).  

البخاري:٢٦٢٧حَدَّثَنَا آدَمُ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ قَالَ

سَمِعْتُ أَنَسًا يَقُولُ كَانَ فَزَعٌ بِالْمَدِينَةِ فَاسْتَعَارَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَرَسًا مِنْ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ يُقَالُ لَهُ الْمَنْدُوبُ فَرَكِبَ فَلَمَّا رَجَعَ قَالَ مَا رَأَيْنَا مِنْ شَىْءٍ وَإِنْ وَجَدْنَاهُ لَبَحْرًا  

bukhari:2968Musaddad > Yaḥyá > Shuʿbah > Qatādah > Anas b. Mālik

Once there was a feeling of fright at Medina, so Messenger of Allah ﷺ rode a horse belonging to Abu Talha and (on his return) he said, "We have not seen anything (fearful), but we found this horse very fast."  

البخاري:٢٩٦٨حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى عَنْ شُعْبَةَ حَدَّثَنِي قَتَادَةُ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ؓ قَالَ

كَانَ بِالْمَدِينَةِ فَزَعٌ فَرَكِبَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَرَسًا لأَبِي طَلْحَةَ فَقَالَ مَا رَأَيْنَا مِنْ شَىْءٍ وَإِنْ وَجَدْنَاهُ لَبَحْرًا  

bukhari:2857Muḥammad b. Bashhār > Ghundar > Shuʿbah > Qatādah > Anas b. Mālik

Once there was a feeling of fright in Medina, so the Prophet ﷺ borrowed a horse belonging to us called Mandub (and he rode away on it). (When the Prophet ﷺ returned) he said, "I have not seen anything of fright and I found it (i.e. this horse) very fast."  

البخاري:٢٨٥٧حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ حَدَّثَنَا غُنْدَرٌ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ سَمِعْتُ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ؓ قَالَ

كَانَ فَزَعٌ بِالْمَدِينَةِ فَاسْتَعَارَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَرَسًا لَنَا يُقَالُ لَهُ مَنْدُوبٌ فَقَالَ مَا رَأَيْنَا مِنْ فَزَعٍ وَإِنْ وَجَدْنَاهُ لَبَحْرًا  

bukhari:2862Aḥmad b. Muḥammad > ʿAbdullāh > Shuʿbah > Qatādah > Anas b. Mālik

There was a feeling of fright in Medina, so the Prophet ﷺ borrowed a horse called Mandub belonging 'to Abu Talha and mounted it. (On his return), he said, "I did not see anything of fright and I found this horse very fast."  

البخاري:٢٨٦٢حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ أَخْبَرَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ سَمِعْتُ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ ؓ قَالَ

كَانَ بِالْمَدِينَةِ فَزَعٌ فَاسْتَعَارَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَرَسًا لأَبِي طَلْحَةَ يُقَالُ لَهُ مَنْدُوبٌ فَرَكِبَهُ وَقَالَ مَا رَأَيْنَا مِنْ فَزَعٍ وَإِنْ وَجَدْنَاهُ لَبَحْرًا  

muslim:2307bAbū Bakr b. Abū Shaybah > Wakīʿ > Shuʿbah > Qatādah > Anas

We have found no reason for consternation, and we have found it to be (as quick as a torrent) of water.  

مسلم:٢٣٠٧bوَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ عَنْ شُعْبَةَ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ

كَانَ بِالْمَدِينَةِ فَزَعٌ فَاسْتَعَارَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَرَسًا لأَبِي طَلْحَةَ يُقَالُ لَهُ مَنْدُوبٌ فَرَكِبَهُ فَقَالَ مَا رَأَيْنَا مِنْ فَزَعٍ وَإِنْ وَجَدْنَاهُ لَبَحْرًا  

abudawud:4988ʿAmr b. Marzūq > Shuʿbah > Qatādah > Anas

The people of Madina were started. The Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) rode on the horse belonging to Abu Talhah. He said: We did not see anything, or he said: we did not see (find) any fear. I found it (could run) like a river.  

أبو داود:٤٩٨٨حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ مَرْزُوقٍ أَخْبَرَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ

كَانَ فَزَعٌ بِالْمَدِينَةِ فَرَكِبَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَرَسًا لأَبِي طَلْحَةَ فَقَالَ مَا رَأَيْنَا شَيْئًا أَوْ مَا رَأَيْنَا مِنْ فَزَعٍ وَإِنْ وَجَدْنَاهُ لَبَحْرًا  

tirmidhi:1685Maḥmūd b. Ghaylān > Abū Dāwud al-Ṭayālisī > Shuʿbah > Qatādah > Anas b. Mālik

"The Prophet ﷺ rode a horse belonging to Abu Talhah called Mandub. He said: 'There is nothing to be frightened of, and we found him to be (quick) like the sea.'"  

[Abu 'Eisa said:] There is something on this topic from Ibn 'Amr Al-'As.
الترمذي:١٦٨٥حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلاَنَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ الطَّيَالِسِيُّ قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ حَدَّثَنَا أَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ قَالَ

رَكِبَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَرَسًا لأَبِي طَلْحَةَ يُقَالُ لَهُ مَنْدُوبٌ فَقَالَ مَا كَانَ مِنْ فَزَعٍ وَإِنْ وَجَدْنَاهُ لَبَحْرًا  

قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنِ ابْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ وَهَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ
tirmidhi:1686Muḥammad b. Bashhār > Muḥammad b. Jaʿfar And Ibn Abū ʿAdī And ʾAbū Dāwud > Shuʿbah > Qatādah > Anas b. Mālik > Kān

"There was a cause of fright in Al-Madinah. So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ borrowed a horse of ours called Mandub. He said: 'I have not seen anything to be frightened of, and we found him to be (quick) like the sea.'"  

[Abu 'Eisa said:] This Hadith is Hasan Sahih.
الترمذي:١٦٨٦حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ وَابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ وَأَبُو دَاوُدَ قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ

كَانَ فَزَعٌ بِالْمَدِينَةِ فَاسْتَعَارَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَرَسًا لَنَا يُقَالُ لَهُ مَنْدُوبٌ فَقَالَ مَا رَأَيْنَا مِنْ فَزَعٍ وَإِنْ وَجَدْنَاهُ لَبَحْرًا  

قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ
ahmad:14100Bahz > Shuʿbah > Qatādah > Anas b. Mālik

We have found no reason for consternation, and we have found it to be (as quick as a torrent) of water. (Using translation from Muslim 2307b)  

أحمد:١٤١٠٠حَدَّثَنَا بَهْزٌ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ

كَانَتْ بِالْمَدِينَةِ فَزْعَةٌ فَاسْتَعَارَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺفَرَسًا لِأَبِي طَلْحَةَ يُقَالُ لَهُ مَنْدُوبٌ فَرَكِبَهُ وَقَالَ مَا رَأَيْنَا مِنْ فَزَعٍ وَإِنْ وَجَدْنَاهُ لَبَحْرًا  

ahmad:12851Wakīʿ And Ibn Jaʿfar > Shuʿbah > Qatādah > Anas

We have found no reason for consternation, and we have found it to be (as quick as a torrent) of water. (Using translation from Muslim 2307b)  

أحمد:١٢٨٥١حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ وَابْنُ جَعْفَرٍ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ

كَانَ بِالْمَدِينَةِ فَزَعٌ فَاسْتَعَارَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَرَسًا لِأَبِي طَلْحَةَ يُقَالُ لَهُ مَنْدُوبٌ فَرَكِبَهُ ثُمَّ جَاءَ فَقَالَ مَا رَأَيْنَا مِنْ فَزَعٍ وَإِنْ وَجَدْنَاهُ لَبَحْرًا  

ahmad:13905Muḥammad b. Jaʿfar > Shuʿbah And Ḥajjāj > Shuʿbah > Qatādah > Anas b. Mālik

"There was a cause of fright in Al-Madinah. So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ borrowed a horse of ours called Mandub. He said: 'I have not seen anything to be frightened of, and we found him to be (quick) like the sea.'" (Using translation from Tirmidhī 1686)  

أحمد:١٣٩٠٥حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ وَحَجَّاجٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي شُعْبَةُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ قَتَادَةَ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ

كَانَ فَزَعٌ بِالْمَدِينَةِ فَاسْتَعَارَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَرَسًا لَنَا يُقَالُ لَهُ مَنْدُوبٌ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَا رَأَيْنَا مِنْ فَزَعٍ وَإِنْ وَجَدْنَاهُ لَبَحْرًا  

ahmad:12744Muḥammad b. Jaʿfar > Shuʿbah And Ḥajjāj > Shuʿbah > Qatādah > Anas b. Mālik

"There was a cause of fright in Al-Madinah. So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ borrowed a horse of ours called Mandub. He said: 'I have not seen anything to be frightened of, and we found him to be (quick) like the sea.'" (Using translation from Tirmidhī 1686)   

أحمد:١٢٧٤٤حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ وَحَجَّاجٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي شُعْبَةُ سَمِعْتُ قَتَادَةَ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ

كَانَ فَزَعٌ بِالْمَدِينَةِ فَاسْتَعَارَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَرَسًا لَنَا يُقَالُ لَهُ مَنْدُوبٌ قَالَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَا رَأَيْنَا مِنْ فَزَعٍ وَإِنْ وَجَدْنَاهُ لَبَحْرًا قَالَ حَجَّاجٌ يَعْنِي الْفَرَسَ  

ذِكْرُ الْإِبَاحَةِ لِلْمَرْءِ اسْتِعْمَالَ الْكِنَايَاتِ فِي الْأَلْفَاظِ عَلَى سَبِيلِ التَّشْبِيهِ، وَإِنْ لَمْ تَكُنْ تِلْكَ الْأَشْيَاءُ فِي الْحَقِيقَةِ

ibnhibban:5798ʿAbdullāh b. Muḥammad al-Azdī > Isḥāq b. Ibrāhīm > Wakīʿ > Shuʿbah > Qatādah > Anas b. Mālik

There was a feeling of fright in Medina, so the Prophet ﷺ borrowed a horse called Mandub belonging 'to Abu Talha and mounted it. (On his return), he said, "I did not see anything of fright and I found this horse very fast." (Using translation from Bukhārī 2862)  

ابن حبّان:٥٧٩٨أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْأَزْدِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا وَكِيعٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ

كَانَ بِالْمَدِينَةِ فَزَعٌ فَاسْتَعَارَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَرَسًا لِأَبِي طَلْحَةَ يُقَالُ لَهُ مَنْدُوبٌ فَرَكِبَهُ فَرَجَعَ وَقَالَ «مَا رَأَيْنَا مِنْ فَزَعٍ وَإِنْ وَجَدْنَاهُ لَبَحْرًا»  

nasai-kubra:8770Isḥāq b. Ibrāhīm > Wakīʿ > Shuʿbah > Qatādah > Anas

There was a feeling of fright in Medina, so the Prophet ﷺ borrowed a horse called Mandub belonging 'to Abu Talha and mounted it. (On his return), he said, "I did not see anything of fright and I found this horse very fast." (Using translation from Bukhārī 2862)  

الكبرى للنسائي:٨٧٧٠أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا وَكِيعٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ

كَانَ بِالْمَدِينَةِ فَزَعٌ فَاسْتَعَارَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَرَسًا لِأَبِي طَلْحَةَ يُقَالُ لَهُ مَنْدُوبٌ فَرَكِبَهُ فَرَجَعَ فَقَالَ «مَا رَأَيْنَا مِنْ فَزَعٍ وَإِنْ وَجَدْنَاهُ لَبَحْرًا»  

bayhaqi:20850Ibn Fūrak > ʿAbdullāh b. Jaʿfar > Yūnus b. Ḥabīb > Abū Dāwud > Shuʿbah > Qatādah > Anas

[Machine] There was panic in the city, so the Messenger of Allah ﷺ rode a horse belonging to Abu Talhah, known as Mandoob. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "If there is panic, and if we find it as a sea."  

البيهقي:٢٠٨٥٠أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ فُورَكٍ أنبأ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ ثنا يُونُسُ بْنُ حَبِيبٍ ثنا أَبُو دَاوُدَ ثنا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَنَسٌ قَالَ

كَانَ فَزَعٌ بِالْمَدِينَةِ فَرَكِبَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَرَسًا لِأَبِي طَلْحَةَ يُقَالُ لَهُ مَنْدُوبٌ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنْ كَانَ مِنْ فَزِعٍ وَإِنْ وَجَدْنَاهُ لَبَحْرًا  

أَخْرَجَهُ الْبُخَارِيُّ وَمُسْلِمٌ فِي الصَّحِيحِ مِنْ حَدِيثِ شُعْبَةَ