Sunan at-Tirmithiy كتاب الجهاد باب ما جاء فى الرهان والسبق
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ وَزِيرٍ الْوَاسِطِىُّ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ الأَزْرَقُ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَجْرَى الْمُضَمَّرَ مِنَ الْخَيْلِ مِنَ الْحَفْيَاءِ إِلَى ثَنِيَّةِ الْوَدَاعِ وَبَيْنَهُمَا سِتَّةُ أَمْيَالٍ وَمَا لَمْ يُضَمَّرْ مِنَ الْخَيْلِ مِنْ ثَنِيَّةِ الْوَدَاعِ إِلَى مَسْجِدِ بَنِى زُرَيْقٍ وَبَيْنَهُمَا مِيلٌ وَكُنْتُ فِيمَنْ أَجْرَى فَوَثَبَ بِى فَرَسِى جِدَارًا. قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى وَفِى الْبَابِ عَنْ أَبِى هُرَيْرَةَ وَجَابِرٍ وَعَائِشَةَ وَأَنَسٍ. وَهَذَا حَدِيثٌ صَحِيحٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ مِنْ حَدِيثِ الثَّوْرِىِّ.
ʻAbdullāh Ibn-ʻUmar once narrated, “Those horses conditioned for racing (1) were made to race by the Messenger of God, peace and blessings of God be upon him, from al-Ḥafyā’ to Thaniyyat al-Wadā‘ (2): a distance of six miles. While those which did not undergo any conditioning were made to race from Thaniyyat al-Wadā‘ to the mosque of Banū-Zurayq: a distance of one mile. I was among those racing when my horse jumped over a wall.”
(1): This process involves feeding horses in abundance until they gain weight and become stronger. Thereafter, their food is decreased and they are placed in a room in which they are covered with a cloth, making them sweat profusely. This makes them leaner and stronger and increases their strength for racing. (2): Areas located outside Madīnah.
