Finish Line Of A Race For Horses That Have Not Been Made Lean
Darussalam · Volume 4
28. The Book Of Horses,Races And ShootingSunan an-Nasai Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 3583 ¦ الجزء: 6 ¦ الصفحة: 225
Source no. 3583 · Volume 8 · Page 155
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صحيح، ابن ماجة (٢٨٧٧)
Source no. 3350 · Volume 2 · Page 760
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(صحيح) - ابن ماجه ٢٨٧٧: ق.
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3613. It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar that the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ organized a horse race and sent them from Al-Hafyâ' and its finish line was Thaniyyat Al-Wadâ'; and he organized a race for horses that had not been made lean, and the course stretched from Ath-Thaniyyah to the Masjid of Banu Zuraïq. (Ṣāḥih)
3583 - أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ، عَنْ ابْنِ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنْ ابْنِ عُمَرَ: «أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ سَابَقَ بَيْنَ الْخَيْلِ يُرْسِلُهَا مِنَ الْحَفْيَاءِ، وَكَانَ أَمَدُهَا ثَنِيَّةَ الْوَدَاعِ، وَسَابَقَ بَيْنَ الْخَيْلِ الَّتِي لَمْ تُضْمَرْن وَكَانَ أَمَدُهَا مِنَ الثَّنِيَّةِ إِلَى مَسْجِدِ بَنِي زُرَيْقٍ»
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1. 'Horses made lean': means horses which were specially prepared for racing. The process of training for making a horse lean was that it was earlier fattened with rich food for a period of time. Then its food was gradually reduced and it was put in closed housing, where it was covered with clothes until it perspired. Consequently, it became firm and gained strength. It would then run well, and would not sweat, and would not become breathless. Such horses proved very beneficial in battles. 2. The distance from Al-Hafyâ' to Thaniyyat Al-Wadâ' was six miles, and from Thaniyyat Al-Wadâ' to the mosque of Banu Zuraïq was one mile. Such was the difference between trained and untrained horses.