Courage is a praiseworthy quality and the Prophet ﷺwas characterized by outstanding courage, reflected in many incidents throughout his lifetime. In this hadeeth, Anas ibn Maalik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Prophet ﷺ was the most handsome person and had the best moral character; he ﷺ was the most generous and the bravest of all people; he ﷺ never fled from the battlefield, and steadfastly faced his enemies. Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) listed only these three qualities, because they are consideredfrom the key human virtues. Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) related an incident that reflected the Prophet’s remarkable courage. Once the people of Al-Madeenah got frightened, having heard an uproar at night. Frightened, they headed towards the source of the sound, and the Prophetﷺ met the people while he was riding an unsaddled horse belonging to AbooTalhah(may Allah be pleased with him) and carrying his sword (slung over his shoulder). He ﷺ had gone and investigated the matter and was on his way back when he ﷺ met them. He ﷺ said to them, to calm them down, "Do not get scared, do not get scared." Then he ﷺ added, "I found it (i.e., a horse that was) very fast.” It was said that the horse in reference was awfully slow, but when the Prophet ﷺ rode it, it became very fast, by the blessing of the Prophet ﷺ. In the hadeeth, the Prophet ﷺ likened the fast horse to the sea; the Arabic word used in the hadeeth is Bahr, meaning sea, to indicate its speed and the rider’s comfort as smooth as a boat ride. The hadeeth underlines the noble qualities with which Allah, Exalted is He, endowed His Messenger ﷺ. It is deduced from the hadeeth that it is allowable for a Muslim to go alone to (investigate dangerous situations and) spy on the enemy as long as it is not certain that it would incur his destruction. It is deduced that it is allowable to ride a horse without a saddle. It is also inferred therefrom that it is permissible to borrow a horse to ride it to partake in Jihaad. The hadeeth urges Muslims to bear glad tidings to people after the reasons of their fear are eliminated. .