Hadith Research Libraryمكتبة الحديث والرجال

Chapter 117.0

To be quick at the time of fright

باب السُّرْعَةِ وَالرَّكْضِ فِي الْفَزَعِ

1 hadiths

Sahih al-Bukhari, 2969sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

5 transmitters

Narrated by al-Fadl bin Sahl bin IbrahimfromAbu Ahmed al-Mu'dabfromJarir bin Hazim bin ZaydfromIbn SirinfromAnas bin Malik

Hadith text · Matn

‏ لَمْ تُرَاعُوا، إِنَّهُ لَبَحْرٌ ‏

‏‏.‏ فَمَا سُبِقَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ‏.‏

English translation

Narrated Anas bin Malik:

Once the people got frightened, so Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) rode a slow horse belonging to Abu Talha, and he set out all alone, making the horse gallop. Then the people rode, making their horses gallop after him. On his return he said, "Don't be afraid (there is nothing to be afraid of) (and I have found) this horse a very fast one." That horse was never excelled in running hence forward. (Qastalani Vol. 5)

Original Arabic chain wording

حَدَّثَنَا الْفَضْلُ بْنُ سَهْلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرُ بْنُ حَازِمٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ فَزِعَ النَّاسُ فَرَكِبَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَرَسًا لأَبِي طَلْحَةَ بَطِيئًا، ثُمَّ خَرَجَ يَرْكُضُ وَحْدَهُ، فَرَكِبَ النَّاسُ يَرْكُضُونَ خَلْفَهُ، فَقَالَ ‏