Sahih al-Bukhari
Sahih al-Bukhari 2867
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الأَعْلَى بْنُ حَمَّادٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ـ رضى الله عنه أَنَّ أَهْلَ، الْمَدِينَةِ فَزِعُوا مَرَّةً، فَرَكِبَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَرَسًا لأَبِي طَلْحَةَ كَانَ يَقْطِفُ ـ أَوْ كَانَ فِيهِ قِطَافٌ ـ فَلَمَّا رَجَعَ قَالَ " وَجَدْنَا فَرَسَكُمْ هَذَا بَحْرًا ". فَكَانَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ لاَ يُجَارَى.
Anas bin Malik reported: Once the people of Medina were alarmed, so the Prophet ﷺ rode Abu Talha’s horse. It was a slow paced horse—or one with a short stride. When he returned, he said: “We found this horse of yours to be swift as the sea.” After that, it could not be outpaced.
Translation notes
The source preserves uncertainty between two descriptions of the horse’s gait.