It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: There is no competition except in camel racing or horse racing.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) held a horse race. The race of the trained (tazmeer) horses was from Hafya to Thaniyyat al-Wada', and the race of the untrained horses was from Thaniyyat al-Wada' to the mosque of Banu Zuraiq. Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I was among the riders in this race, I outpaced the people, and my horse even jumped over the wall of the mosque of Banu Zuraiq.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) held a race between horses and gave a reward to the one who came ahead.

. (Second chain) The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, held a horse race and set a condition for awarding a prize.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) held races between horses and declared those horses superior which had entered their fifth year of age.

Abu Lubaid Lamazah bin Zubaar says: During the time of Hajjaj, there was a horse race. We said: It would be better if we reached the place of the competition. When we reached that place, we thought that if we went to Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) and asked him whether, in the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), people used to set conditions for giving prizes, so we went to him and asked him this question. He said: Yes, I myself competed on a horse named Sabhah, and when I surpassed the people, I was pleased and this thing amazed me.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, that no one could surpass the she-camel of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, named ‘Adhba’. But one day, a Bedouin came on his camel and surpassed the Prophet’s she-camel. When this was hard on the noble Companions, the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Indeed, it is a right upon Allah that whatever He elevates in this world, He then lowers its status as well.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: If a person enters a horse between two competing horses, while he is not certain of winning, then there is no harm in doing so. But if someone puts his horse between two horses while he is certain of winning, then this will be considered gambling.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: There is neither Jilb nor Janb, and there is no Shighar in Islam.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Imran bin Husain (may Allah be pleased with both of them) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: There is no jalaab, nor janab, nor shighar.