Al-Kafi 8285

Translation

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, and Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Talha Bin Zayd, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah^asws having said: ‘The Polytheists raided upon a free-pasture land of Al-Medina, so a caller among it called out, ‘O evil morning’. So Rasool-Allah^saww heard it among the cavalry, so he^saww rode out on his^saww horse in seeking of the enemy, and the first of his^saww companions to catch up with him^saww was Abu Qatada upon a horse of his. And there was a saddle of palm leaves beneath him^saww, not having anything superficial or pride-worthy. So he^saww sought the enemy but did not come across any, and the (Muslim) cavalry followed him^saww up. So Abu Qatada said, ‘O Rasool-Allah^saww! The enemy has disperse, so I think we should race back’. So he^saww said: ‘Yes’. So they raced back and Rasool-Allah^saww came first over them all. Then he^saww turned towards them, so he^saww said: ‘I^saww am a son^saww of the ‘Awateek’ from Qureysh. It is steed of the ocean’, meaning his^saww horse’.

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