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nasai-kubra:10837Abū Ṣāliḥ Muḥammad b. Zunbūr al-Makkī > Ḥammād b. Zayd > Thābit > Anas

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ had the most beautiful face, the most courageous chest, and the bravest heart. The people of the city were alarmed one night, so he came out and rode a bare horse for Abu Talha. He said, "Why are you not concerned? Why are you not concerned? I found it to be a sea."  

الكبرى للنسائي:١٠٨٣٧أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو صَالِحٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ زُنْبُورٍ الْمَكِّيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ عَنْ ثَابِتٍ عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَجْمَلَ النَّاسِ وَجْهًا وَأَجْرَأَ النَّاسِ صَدْرًا وَأَشْجَعَ النَّاسِ قَلْبًا وَلَقَدْ فَزَعَ أَهْلُ الْمَدِينَةِ لَيْلًا فَخَرَجَ فَرَكِبَ فَرَسًا لِأَبِي طَلْحَةَ عُرْيًا فَقَالَ «لَمْ تُرَاعُوا لَمْ تُرَاعُوا إِنِّي وَجَدْتُهُ بَحْرًا»  


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Collected by Bukhārī, Tirmidhī
bukhari:3040Qutaybah b. Saʿīd > Ḥammād > Thābit > Anas

Messenger of Allah ﷺ was the (most handsome), most generous and the bravest of all the people. Once the people of Medina got frightened having heard an uproar at night. So, the Prophet ﷺ met the people while he was riding an unsaddled horse belonging to Abu Talha and carrying his sword (slung over his shoulder). He said (to them), "Don't get scared, don't get scared." Then he added, "I found it (i.e the horse) very fast."  

البخاري:٣٠٤٠حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ عَنْ ثَابِتٍ عَنْ أَنَسٍ ؓ قَالَ

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَحْسَنَ النَّاسِ وَأَجْوَدَ النَّاسِ وَأَشْجَعَ النَّاسِ قَالَ وَقَدْ فَزِعَ أَهْلُ الْمَدِينَةِ لَيْلَةً سَمِعُوا صَوْتًا قَالَ فَتَلَقَّاهُمُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ عَلَى فَرَسٍ لأَبِي طَلْحَةَ عُرْىٍ وَهُوَ مُتَقَلِّدٌ سَيْفَهُ فَقَالَ لَمْ تُرَاعُوا لَمْ تُرَاعُوا ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَجَدْتُهُ بَحْرًا يَعْنِي الْفَرَسَ  

bukhari:2908Sulaymān b. Ḥarb > Ḥammād b. Zayd > Thābit > Anas

The 'Prophet was the best and the bravest amongst the people. Once the people of Medina got terrified at night, so they went in the direction of the noise (that terrified them). The Prophet ﷺ met them (on his way back) after he had found out the truth. He was riding an unsaddled horse belonging to Abu Talha and a sword was hanging by his neck, and he was saying, "Don't be afraid! Don't be afraid!" He further said, "I found it (i.e. the horse) very fast," or said, "This horse is very fast." (Qastala-ni)  

البخاري:٢٩٠٨حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ عَنْ ثَابِتٍ عَنْ أَنَسٍ ؓ قَالَ

كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ أَحْسَنَ النَّاسِ وَأَشْجَعَ النَّاسِ وَلَقَدْ فَزِعَ أَهْلُ الْمَدِينَةِ لَيْلَةً فَخَرَجُوا نَحْوَ الصَّوْتِ فَاسْتَقْبَلَهُمُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ وَقَدِ اسْتَبْرَأَ الْخَبَرَ وَهْوَ عَلَى فَرَسٍ لأَبِي طَلْحَةَ عُرْىٍ وَفِي عُنُقِهِ السَّيْفُ وَهْوَ يَقُولُ لَمْ تُرَاعُوا لَمْ تُرَاعُوا ثُمَّ قَالَ وَجَدْنَاهُ بَحْرًا أَوْ قَالَ إِنَّهُ لَبَحْرٌ  

tirmidhi:1687Qutaybah > Ḥammād b. Zayd > Thābit > Anas

"The Prophet ﷺ was the nicest person among the people, the most generous of the people, and the bravest among the people." He said: "The inhabitants of Al-Madinah became freightened one night upon hearing a loud noise." He said: "So the Prophet ﷺ met them upon an unsaddled horse belonging to Abu Talhah, with a sword hanging around his neck. He said: 'I found him to be (quick) like the sea.'" - meaning the horse.  

[Abu 'Eisa said:] This Hadith is Hasan Sahih.
الترمذي:١٦٨٧حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ عَنْ ثَابِتٍ عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ

كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ مِنْ أَجْرَإِ النَّاسِ وَأَجْوَدِ النَّاسِ وَأَشْجَعِ النَّاسِ قَالَ وَقَدْ فَزِعَ أَهْلُ الْمَدِينَةِ لَيْلَةً سَمِعُوا صَوْتًا قَالَ فَتَلَقَّاهُمُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ عَلَى فَرَسٍ لأَبِي طَلْحَةَ عُرْىٍ وَهُوَ مُتَقَلِّدٌ سَيْفَهُ فَقَالَ لَمْ تُرَاعُوا لَمْ تُرَاعُوا فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ وَجَدْتُهُ بَحْرًا يَعْنِي الْفَرَسَ  

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