The Messenger of Allah ﷺ held a race between the horses that had been trained for endurance, starting from al-Hafya, with the finish line at Thaniyyat al-Wada. He also held a race between the horses that had not been trained for endurance, from the pass to the mosque of Banu Zurayq. Abdullah bin Umar was among those who raced.In another narration, it adds that Abdullah, meaning Ibn Umar, said, "I came in first, and my horse leaped over the wall of the mosque with me."
أن رسول الله ﷺ سابق بين الخيل التي قد أضمرت من الحفياء، وكان أمدها ثنية الوداع، وسابق بين الخيل التي لم تضمر من الثنية إلى مسجد بني زريق وأن عبد الله بن عمر كان ممن سابق بها. وزاد في رواية: قال عبد الله يعني ابن عمر: فجئت سابقا، فطفف بي الفرس المسجد.
Malik narrated it in jihad (45) from Nafi, from Abdullah, as mentioned. Bukhari narrated it in prayer (420), and Muslim in leadership (1870:95), both through the route of Malik with the same wording. The addition is from Muslim, from another route through Nafi.Bukhari narrated it in jihad and expeditions (2868) through the route of Sufyan, from Ubaydullah, from Nafi, with the same wording. He added, Sufyan said, "Between Hafya and Thaniyyat al-Wada is five or six miles, and between Thaniyyat al-Wada and the masjid of Banu Zurayq is one mile." A mile is estimated at four thousand cubits, equivalent to 1.600 km.Ibn Abdul-Barr said, "'Then the horse carried me past the masjid,'" meaning it went beyond the masjid, which was the finishing point, this being the root meaning of overshooting, that is, going beyond the limit. Ibn Hajar cited this in Fath al-Bari (6/72).