Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Competition is only in camel racing, horse racing or archery."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب السبق والرمي / 19747
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Competition is only in camel racing, archery or horse racing."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب السبق والرمي / 19748
Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Competition is only in archery, horse racing or camel racing."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب السبق والرمي / 19749
Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Competition is only in horse racing or camel racing."
(b) In the narration of Abbad bin Abi Salih it is: "Competition is only in archery, horse racing or camel racing."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب السبق والرمي / 19750
Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Competition is only in camels or horse racing."
Muhammad bin Amr said: They say: "or in archery."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب السبق والرمي / 19751
Nafi' narrates from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) held a race between conditioned (lean-trained) horses from al-Hafya' to Thaniyyat al-Wada', and held a race for the horses that had not been conditioned from Thaniyyat al-Wada' to the mosque of Banu Zurayq; and Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) was among those who raced in it.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب السبق والرمي / 19752
Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had a she-camel, al-Adba', which had never been beaten. But a Bedouin's camel outran her, and the Muslims did not like this. When he (peace and blessings be upon him) saw the displeasure on their faces, and a man even said: "O Messenger of Allah, al-Adba' has been beaten," he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It is the law of Allah that whatever He raises in this world, decline also comes upon it."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب السبق والرمي / 19753
Salamah bin al-Akwa' (may Allah be pleased with him) said: One day the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) went out to some people of the tribe of Aslam who were practising archery in the market. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O children of Isma'il, shoot, for your father too was an archer, and I am with such-and-such people." So the others stopped shooting. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "What is the matter with you? Shoot." They said: "How can we shoot when you (peace and blessings be upon him) are with so-and-so?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Shoot, I am with all of you."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب السبق والرمي / 19754
Muhammad bin Iyas bin Salamah bin al-Akwa' narrates from his father, and he from his grandfather (Sayyiduna Salamah bin al-Akwa', may Allah be pleased with him), that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by some people of the tribe of Aslam while they were practising archery. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It is good" (he said it twice), "shoot, for your father too was an archer. Shoot, and I am with Ibn al-Adra'." So the people held back their hands. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "What is the matter with you?" They said: "We will not shoot while you (peace and blessings be upon him) are with so-and-so." So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Shoot, I am with all of you." The narrator said: They shot for most of that day, then they parted even, none of them having beaten the other.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب السبق والرمي / 19755
Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Abyssinians were playing with their spears in the presence of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) came and threw pebbles at them. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Umar, leave them."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب السبق والرمي / 19756