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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
أبواب السبق والرميChapters on Racing and Archery
بَابُ مَا جَاءَ فِي الْمُسَابَقَةِ عَلَى الْأَقْدَامِChapter on What Has Been Reported Regarding Racing on Foot
Hadith 5170
اُردوEn
عَنْ سَلْمَةَ بْنِ الْأَكْوَعِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ فِي قِصَّةِ رُجُوعِهِمْ مِنْ غَزْوَةِ ذِي قَرَدٍ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ فَلَمَّا كَانَ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَهَا قَرِيبًا مِنْ ضَحْوَةٍ وَفِي الْقَوْمِ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ كَانَ لَا يُسْبَقُ جَعَلَ يُنَادِي هَلْ مِنْ مُسَابِقٍ أَلَا رَجُلٌ يُسَابِقُ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ فَأَعَادَ ذَلِكَ مِرَارًا وَأَنَا وَرَاءَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ مُرْدِفِي قُلْتُ لَهُ أَمَا تُكْرِمُ كَرِيمًا وَلَا تَهَابُ شَرِيفًا قَالَ لَا إِلَّا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَأُمِّي خَلِّنِي فَلْأُسَابِقَ الرَّجُلَ قَالَ إِنْ شِئْتَ قُلْتُ أَذْهَبُ إِلَيْكَ فَطَفَرَ عَنْ رَاحِلَتِهِ وَثَنَيْتُ رِجْلَيَّ فَطَفَرْتُ عَنْ النَّاقَةِ ثُمَّ إِنِّي رَبَطْتُ عَلَيْهَا شَرَفًا أَوْ شَرَفَيْنِ يَعْنِي اسْتَبْقَيْتُ نَفْسِي ثُمَّ إِنِّي عَدَوْتُ حَتَّى أَلْحَقَهُ فَأَصُكَّ بَيْنَ كَتِفَيْهِ بِيَدَيَّ قُلْتُ سَبَقْتُكَ وَاللَّهِ أَوْ كَلِمَةً نَحْوَهَا قَالَ فَضَحِكَ وَقَالَ إِنْ أَظُنُّ حَتَّى قَدِمْنَا الْمَدِينَةَ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Salamah bin Akwa’ (may Allah be pleased with him), while he was relating the incident of returning from the expedition of Dhi Qarad to Madinah Munawwarah. He says: There was a distance between us and Madinah of about half a day’s journey. In that army, there was an Ansari man; no one could compete with him in running. During this journey, he began to call out: Is there anyone to compete? Is there anyone who will race me to Madinah? He repeated this several times. I was behind the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), meaning the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had made me his companion on the ride. I said to that man: Do you not respect any noble person? Do you not have any awe for a person of honor? He said: No, except for the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). I said: O Messenger of Allah! May my parents be sacrificed for you, allow me to go, I will compete with him. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: If you wish, then do so. Then I said to him: I am coming, now get down from your mount. He jumped down from his mount, and I also bent my legs and jumped down from the camel. The race began. For the first one or two hills, I avoided running fast so that my breath would not be cut off. Then I ran fast until I caught up with him and struck him between his shoulders and said: By Allah, I have surpassed you. He laughed in response and said: I thought so too, until we reached Madinah.
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … Imam Nawawi said: “And in this is evidence for the permissibility of racing on foot, and it is permissible without any difference of opinion if they race without a prize. If they race for a prize, then there is a difference regarding its validity; according to our companions, the more correct view is that it is not valid.” … In this hadith, there is permissibility of foot racing, and this is, without any difference of opinion, permissible when it is without any prize. If a prize is set in between, then there is a difference regarding its validity; according to our companions, the preferred view is that it is not valid.
