حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الأَعْلَى، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، قَالَ الْجَلَبُ وَالْجَنَبُ فِي الرِّهَانِ .
Qatadah said “Taking another horse behind one’s horse to urge it on and taking another horse at one’s side are (done) in a horse race.
Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 2582).
Scholars’ grades
The 4 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.
| Scholar | Grade | Applies to | Work |
| Al-Albanid. 1420 AH |
AuthenticSahih Maqtu صحيح مقطوع |
The hadith |
No. 2582 |
| Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH |
AuthenticSahih |
The hadith |
No. 2582 |
| Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH |
WeakDaif |
The hadith |
No. 2582 |
| Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH |
AuthenticSahih Maqtu |
The hadith |
No. 2582 |