Question

There is a beautiful Hadith where Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) raced his beloved wife Sayyidah ‘Aishah (radiyallahu ‘anha) twice.

Can you share the source?

Answer

Ummul Mu’minin Sayyidah ‘Aishah (radiyallahu ‘anha) says, “I was once on a journey with Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) and had a race with him. I outran Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam). [After some time] when I gained some weight, I raced him again and he beat me. Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said, ‘This [win] is in exchange of that [defeat]'”

(Sunan Abi Dawud, Hadith: 2571, Musnad Ahmad, vol. 6, pg. 39. Declared authentic by Imam Ibn Hibban; Al Ihsan, Hadith: 4691. Also see Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah, Hadith: 34274)

And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.

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