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Sunan an-Nasa'i 3585

The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: “There should be no awards (for victory in a competition) except for arrows, camels or horses.”

Abu Hurayrahnarrated it
Sahihgraded sahih by Al-Albani
6names in the chain
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أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ، عَنْ نَافِعِ بْنِ أَبِي نَافِعٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «لَا سَبَقَ إِلاَّ فِي نَصْلٍ أَوْ حَافِرٍ أَوْ خُفٍّ»

The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: “There should be no awards (for victory in a competition) except for arrows, camels or horses.”

ইসমাঈল ইবন মাসউদ (রহঃ) ... আবু হুরায়রা (রাঃ) সূত্রে বর্ণিত যে, রাসূলুল্লাহ সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়াসাল্লাম বলেছেনঃ তীর, ঘোড়া এবং উট ব্যতীত আর কিছুতে প্রতিযোগিতা নেই।

ابوہریرہ رضی الله عنہ سے روایت ہے کہ رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے فرمایا: ”صرف تین چیزوں میں ( انعام و اکرام کی ) شرط لگانا جائز ہے: تیر اندازی میں، اونٹ بھگانے میں اور گھوڑے دوڑانے میں“۔

Telah mengabarkan kepada kami [Isma'il bin Mas'ud] berkata; telah menceritakan kepada kami [Khalid] dari [Ibnu Abu Dzi`b] dari [Nafi' bin Abu Nafi'] dari [Abu Hurairah], bahwa Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam bersabda: "Tidak ada sabaq (hadiah dalam perlombaan) kecuali dalam lomba memanah, kuda dan unta

Sunan an-Nasa'i 3585, Book 28, The Book of Horses, Races and Shooting, Hadith 25. 1 min read

What it means

This Hadīth indicates that financial or other compensation is permissible only in horse racing, camel racing, and similar things, including archery. These things are used in fighting the enemies, so assigning reward for practicing them encourages people to engage in Jihad. Mules and donkeys are likewise included because they have hooves.

They are also needed because they carry burdens and serve the military. Also included in this Hadīth is everything that falls under military equipment, etc.

From the Encyclopedia of Translated Prophetic Hadiths, hadeethenc.com.

The chain

Who passed it on, from Imam an-Nasa'i back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Imam an-Nasa'iCompiler, died 303 AH
  2. 2Ismail ibn MasudInformed us, Fourth generation, died 248 AH
  3. 3Khalid ibn al-HarithTold us, Third generation, died 186 AH
  4. 4Ibn Abi DhibFrom, Third generation, died 158 AH
  5. 5Nafi ibn Abi NafiFrom, Successor
  6. 6Abu HurayrahFrom, Companion, died 57 AH

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