21. Book of Expeditions
٢١۔ كِتَابُ السِّيَرِ
ذِكْرُ الْإِبَاحَةِ لِلْمَرْءِ أَنْ يُسَابِقَ بَيْنَ الْخَيْلِ الَّتِي ضُمِّرَتْ وَالَّتِي لَمْ تُضَمَّرْ
‘Abd Allah bin Umar said “The Apostle of Allaah ﷺ held race between the horses which had been made lean by training from Al Hafya’. The goal was Thaniyyat Al Wada’ and he held a race between the horses Banu Zuraiq and ‘Abd Allaah was one of the racers. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2575)
«أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ سَابِقَ بَيْنَ الْخَيْلِ الَّتِي قَدْ ضُمِّرَتْ مِنَ الْحَفْيَاءِ إِلَى ثَنِيَّةِ الْوَدَاعِ وَكَانَ أَمَدُهَا ثَنِيَّةَ الْوَدَاعِ وَسَابَقَ بَيْنَ الْخَيْلِ الَّتِي لَمْ تُضَمَّرْ مِنَ الثَّنِيَّةِ إِلَى مَسْجِدِ بَنِي زُرَيْقٍ» قَالَ وَكَانَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ فِيمَنْ سَابِقَ بِهَا «
ذِكْرُ وَصْفِ الْغَايَةِ الَّتِي تَكُونُ فِي الْمُسَابَقَةِ لِلْخَيْلِ الَّتِي ضُمِّرَتْ وَالَّتِي لَمْ تُضَمَّرْ
"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ arranged for the Mudammar among horses to race from Al-Hafiya' to Thaniyyah Al-Wada', between which was a distance of six miles. And for whatever horse was not among the Mudammar, they raced from Thaniya Al-Wada' to the Masjid of Banu Zuraiq, between which was a distance of a mile. I was among those who raced, and my horse jumped along with me over a wall." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 1699)
«أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَجْرَى الْخَيْلَ الْمُضَمَّرَةَ مِنَ الْحَفْيَاءِ إِلَى ثَنِيَّةِ الْوَدَاعِ وَبَيْنَهُمَا سِتَّةُ أَمْيَالٍ وَمَا لَمْ تُضَمَّرْ مِنْ ثَنِيَّةِ الْوَدَاعِ إِلَى مَسْجِدِ بَنِي زُرَيْقٍ وَبَيْنَهُمَا مِيلٌ وَكُنْتُ فِيمَنْ أَجْرَى»
ذِكْرُ إِبَاحَةِ تَفْضِيلِ الْقُرَّحِ مِنَ الْخَيْلِ عَلَى غَيْرِهَا فِي الْغَايَةِ عِنْدَ السَّبَّاقِ
The Prophet ﷺ used to hold a race between horses and kept the one in the fifth year at a long distance. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2577)
«أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ سَبَّقَ بَيْنَ الْخَيْلِ وَفَضَّلَ الْقُرَّحَ فِي الْغَايَةِ»
ذِكْرُ الْإِخْبَارِ عَنْ نَفْيِ جَوَازِ السَّبَّاقِ إِلَّا فِي شَيْئَيْنِ مَعْلُومَيْنِ
[Machine] Indeed, the Prophet ﷺ preceded between the horses and established a lead between them. He made a space between them and said, "There is no competition except in a racecourse or in a battle."
أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ سَابِقَ بَيْنَ الْخَيْلِ وَجَعَلَ بَيْنَهُمَا سَبْقًا وَجَعَلَ بَيْنَهُمَا مُحَلِّلًا وَقَالَ «لَا سَبْقَ إِلَّا فِي حَافِرٍ أَوْ نَصْلٍ»
ذِكْرُ الْبَيَانِ بِأَنَّ هَذَا الْعَدَدَ الْمَذْكُورَ فِي هَذَا الْخَبَرِ لَمْ يَرُدْ بِهِ النَّفْيَ عَمَّا وَرَاءَهُ
"There should be no awards (for victory in a competition) except for arrows, camels or horses." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 3585)
أَنَّ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «لَا سَبَقَ إِلَّا فِي خُفٍّ أَوْ حَافِرٍ أَوْ نَصْلٍ»
ذِكْرُ إِبَاحَةِ الْمُسَابَقَةِ بِالْأَقْدَامِ إِذَا لَمْ يَكُنْ بَيْنَ الْمُتَسَابِقِينَ رِهَانٌ
[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ passed me, so I rushed ahead of him, and we stayed together until my flesh became tired. Then he passed me again, so I rushed ahead of him. Then the Prophet ﷺ said, "This is how it should be."
سَابَقَنِي النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَسَبَقْتُهُ فَلَبِثْنَا حَتَّى إِذَا أَرْهَقَنِي اللَّحْمُ سَابَقَنِي فَسَبَقَنِي فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «هَذِهِ بِتِلْكَ»
ذِكْرُ قَدْرِ الْمَسَافَةِ بَيْنَ الْمُتَسَابِقِينَ
‘Abd Allah bin Umar said “The Apostle of Allaah ﷺ held race between the horses which had been made lean by training from Al Hafya’. The goal was Thaniyyat Al Wada’ and he held a race between the horses Banu Zuraiq and ‘Abd Allaah was one of the racers. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2575)
«أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ سَابِقَ بَيْنَ الْخَيْلِ الَّتِي قَدْ ضُمِّرَتْ مِنَ الْحَفْيَاءِ إِلَى ثَنِيَّةِ الْوَدَاعِ وَسَابَقَ بَيْنَ الْخَيْلِ الَّتِي لَمْ تُضَمَّرْ مِنَ الثَّنِيَّةِ إِلَى مَسْجِدِ بَنِي زُرَيْقٍ وَكَانَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ فِيمَنْ سَابَقَ بِهَا»