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1699. Ibn 'Umar narrated: "The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ arranged for the Muḍammar among horses to race from Al-Hafyā' to Thaniyyah Al-Wādā', between which was a distance of six miles. And for whatever horse was not among the Muḍammar, they raced from Thaniyyah Al-Wādā' to the
Masjid of Banū Zuraīq, between which was a distance of a mile. I was among those who raced, and my horse jumped along with me over a wall.” (Sahīh)
[Abū ‘Eīsā said:] There are narrations on this topic from Abū Hurairah, Jābir, Anas, and ‘Aīshah.
This Hadīth is Hasan Sahīh Gharīb as a narration of Ath-Thawrī.
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Footnotes
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[1] Part or all of either the right or left front leg is white, and for the many different opinions see Tuhfat Al-Ahwadhi.
Commentary
Muḍammar in Arabic means a trained horse that is richly fed and allowed to grow fat and strong. Then, gradually, its supply of food is reduced and it is confined to a room so that it reduces its weight and runs very fast.
