16. Aii ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from and Muhammad ibn Yahya from Tafhah ibn Zayd who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, has said that the pagans attacked the pasture area of al-Madinah and an announcer announced, ‘How bad is this morning!’ The Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, heard it when among people with horses. He rode his horse in pursuit of the enemy. The first of his companions who reached him was abu Qatadah on his horse. Both sides of the saddle of the horse of the Messenger of Allah were made of palm tree fibers and it was not fanciful at all. They searched the enemy but did not find anyone and the group of people on horses came one after the other. Abu Qatadah said, ‘O Messenger of Allah, the enemy has turned back; if you consider it proper allow us to race our horses for a contest.’ He said, ‘That is fine.’ They raced and the Messenger of Allah became the winner among them. He then turned to them and said, ‘I am the descendent of ‘Awatik, three women from Quraysh called ‘Atikah.’ This is al-Jawad al-Bahr (fine horse of the sea that runs in wide manner).”’
IsnādAli ibn Ibrahim, de son père, et Muhammad ibn Yahya, de Talha ibn Zayd, de Abu Abdullah (sur lui soit la paix) a dit:
Les polythéistes ont attaqué la périphérie de Médine. Un crieur a alors crié: "Ô malheur du matin !" Le Messager d'Allah (que la prière d'Allah et Son salut soient sur lui et sa famille) l'entendit alors qu'il était à cheval. Il monta son destrier pour affronter l'ennemi. Abu Qatada, sur son propre cheval, fut le premier de ses compagnons à le rejoindre. Son cheval était sellé avec une selle en cuir sans défaut ni excès. Ils partirent à la recherche de l'ennemi mais ne trouvèrent personne. Les chevaux continuèrent à avancer. Abu Qatada dit: "Ô Messager d'Allah, l'ennemi s'est retiré. Si tu penses que nous devrions les devancer, alors fais-le." Il répondit: "Oui, devancez-les." Le Messager d'Allah (que la prière d'Allah et Son salut soient sur lui et sa famille) les précéda, puis se tourna vers eux et dit: "Je suis le fils d'Al-Awātik de Quraysh. Il possède le cheval généreux de la mer", faisant référence à son destrier.