Sahih al-Bukhari
Sahih al-Bukhari 2820
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ وَاقِدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، رضى الله عنه قَالَ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَحْسَنَ النَّاسِ وَأَشْجَعَ النَّاسِ وَأَجْوَدَ النَّاسِ، وَلَقَدْ فَزِعَ أَهْلُ الْمَدِينَةِ، فَكَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم سَبَقَهُمْ عَلَى فَرَسٍ، وَقَالَ " وَجَدْنَاهُ بَحْرًا ".
Ahmad ibn ʿAbd al-Malik ibn Waqid narrated to us; Hammad ibn Zayd narrated to us, from Thabit, from Anas (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: The Prophet was the finest, bravest, and most generous of people. Once the people of Medina were alarmed, and the Prophet rode a horse, going ahead of them. He said, “We found it to be like the sea.”
Translation notes
The final metaphor describes the horse’s speed and swift movement.