Jihad (Kitab Al-Jihad)

كتاب الجهاد

Chapter 67: Regrding Stakes In Racing

Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar

The Prophet (ﷺ) used to make lean by training horses which he employed in the race.

Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar

The Prophet (ﷺ) used to hold a race between horses and kept the one in the fifth year at a long distance.

Chapter 68: Regarding Foot Races

Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin

while she was on a journey along with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ): I had a race with him (the Prophet) and I outstripped him on my feet. When I became fleshy, (again) I had a race with him (the Prophet) and he outstripped me. He said: This is for that outstripping.

Chapter 69: Regarding Al-Muhallil (Entering A Third Horse In A Race With Two Other Horses For A Stake)

Narrated AbuHurayrah

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: If one enters a horse with two others when he is not certain that it cannot be beaten, it is not gambling; but when one enters a horse with two others when he is certain it cannot be beaten, it is gambling.

The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Al Zuhri with the chain of ‘Abbad and to the same affect. Abu Dawud said “This tradition has also been narrated by Ma’mar, Shu’aib and ‘Aqil on the authority of Al Zuhri from a number of scholars and this is the soundest one in our opinion.

Chapter 70: Practicing Al-Jalab With Horses In Racing

Narrated Imran ibn Husayn

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: There must be no shouting or leading another horse at one's side. Yahya added in his tradition: When racing for a wager.

Qatadah said “Taking another horse behind one’s horse to urge it on and taking another horse at one’s side are (done) in a horse race.

Chapter 71: Regarding Embellishing The Sword With Silver

Narrated Anas ibn Malik

The pommel of the sword of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was of silver.

Narrated Sa'id ibn AbulHasan

The pommel of the sword of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was of silver.

Qatadah said: I do not know that anyone has supported him for that (for the tradition narrated by Sa'id b. Abu al-Hasan).

The tradition mentioned above has also been narrated by Anas bin Malik through a different chain of narrators. He mentioned similar words. Abu Dawud said “the strongest of these traditions is the one of Sa’id bin Abu Al Hasan. The rest are weak.

Chapter 72: Regarding Entering The Masjid With An Arrow

Jabir said “The Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ) ordered a man who was distributing arrows not to pass the mosque with them except that he is holding their heads.

Abu Musa reported the Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ) as saying “ When one of you passes our Masjid or our market with an arrow, he should hold its head or hold it with its hand (the narrator is doubtful) so that no harm may be done to any Muslim.”

Chapter 73: Regarding The Prohibition Of Passing An Unsheathed Sword

Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah

The Prophet (ﷺ) prohibited to hand the drawn sword.

Chapter 74: The Prohibition Of Cutting A Strap Between Two Fingers

Narrated Samurah ibn Jundub

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prohibited to cut a piece of leather between two fingers.

Chapter 75: Regarding Wearing Coats Of Mail

Narrated As-Sa'ib ibn Yazid

As-Sa'ib reported on the authority of a man whom he named: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) put on two coats of mail during the battle of Uhud as a double protection. (The narrator is doubtful about the word zahara or labisa.)

Chapter 76: On Flags And Banners

Narrated Al-Bara' ibn Azib

Yunus ibn Ubayd, client of Muhammad ibn al-Qasim, said that Muhammad ibn al-Qasim sent to al-Bara' ibn Azib to ask him about the standard of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). He said: It was black and square, being made of a woollen rug.

Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah

When the Prophet (ﷺ) entered Mecca his banner was white.

Narrated Simak ibn Harb

Simak reported on the authority of a man from his people, on the authority of another man from them: I saw that the standard of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was yellow.

Chapter 77: Seeking Assistance From Allah By (Supplication, Worship Etc.) Of Weak Horses and Weak People

Narrated AbudDarda'

I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: Seek for me weak persons, for you are provided means of subsistence and helped through your weaklings.

Abu Dawud said: Zaid b. Artat is the brother of 'Adi b. Artat.

Chapter 78: Regarding A Man Who Calls Out A Code Word

Samurah bin Jundub said “The war-cry of the Emigrants was ‘Abd Allah and that of the helpers ‘Abd Al Rahman.”