33/25. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1870b — Ibn Umar in the Horse Race
Horse Races and Training Horses for Racing
Prophet Horse Race Hadith: Ibn Umar’s Winning Moment
Sahih Muslim : 1870b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1870b
وَحَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رُمْحٍ، وَقُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنِ اللَّيْثِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا خَلَفُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ، وَأَبُو الرَّبِيعِ، وَأَبُو كَامِلٍ قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ زَيْدٍ - عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي ح، وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، وَعُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، - وَهُوَ الْقَطَّانُ - جَمِيعًا عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، ح وَحَدَّثَنِي عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ، وَأَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدَةَ، وَابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ أُمَيَّةَ، ح وَحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي مُوسَى بْنُ عُقْبَةَ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الأَيْلِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي أُسَامَةُ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ زَيْدٍ - كُلُّ هَؤُلاَءِ عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، بِمَعْنَى حَدِيثِ مَالِكٍ عَنْ نَافِعٍ، . وَزَادَ فِي حَدِيثِ أَيُّوبَ مِنْ رِوَايَةِ حَمَّادٍ وَابْنِ عُلَيَّةَ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ فَجِئْتُ سَابِقًا فَطَفَّفَ بِي الْفَرَسُ الْمَسْجِدَ .
This tradition has been handed down through several other chains of transmitters. One of the chaines has the addition of the following words from Abdullah b. 'Umar: " I came first in the race and my horse jumped into the mosque with me."
[2] The Masjid , which was the Masjid of Banū Zurayq, was the finishing-point of the race, and it had a low wall, over which the horse jumped.Reference : Sahih Muslim 1870bIn-book reference : Book 33, Hadith 140USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 20, Hadith 4611
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1870b
This narration continues the hadith about horse racing and adds a personal detail from Abdullah ibn Umar. The main report is the same: the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم arranged horse races with different courses for prepared and unprepared horses. This version adds that Ibn Umar came first, and his horse jumped into the mosque with him. That detail makes the report easy to picture. It shows the race had a real finish, real riders, and strong movement from the horses. For people searching Prophet horse race hadith, Ibn Umar horse race, or horse racing in Islam, this narration gives a vivid part of the same event while staying focused on the race itself and the way it was carried out.
What we learn from this hadith
- Ibn Umar’s own words add a direct witness detail to the race.
- The race was active and competitive, with a clear winner mentioned in this version.
- The report keeps the same theme of organized horse racing under the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.
- Details from different chains can preserve extra wording without changing the core event.
