Sahih Muslim Book - 43, Hadith - 6006

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى التَّمِيمِيُّ ، وَسَعِيدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ ، وَأَبُو الرَّبِيعِ الْعَتَكِيُّ ، وَأَبُو كَامِلٍ ، وَاللَّفْظُ لِيَحْيَى قَالَ يَحْيَى : أَخْبَرَنَا ، وقَالَ الآخَرَانِ ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ، قَالَ : كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَحْسَنَ النَّاسِ ، وَكَانَ أَجْوَدَ النَّاسِ ، وَكَانَ أَشْجَعَ النَّاسِ وَلَقَدْ فَزِعَ أَهْلُ الْمَدِينَةِ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ ، فَانْطَلَقَ نَاسٌ قِبَلَ الصَّوْتِ ، فَتَلَقَّاهُمْ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَاجِعًا ، وَقَدْ سَبَقَهُمْ إِلَى الصَّوْتِ ، وَهُوَ عَلَى فَرَسٍ لأَبِي طَلْحَةَ عُرْيٍ ، فِي عُنُقِهِ السَّيْفُ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ: لَمْ تُرَاعُوا ، لَمْ تُرَاعُوا قَالَ: وَجَدْنَاهُ بَحْرًا ، أَوْ إِنَّهُ لَبَحْرٌ. قَالَ: وَكَانَ فَرَسًا يُبَطَّأُ.

It was narrated that Anas bin Malik said: “The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) was the best of people, and he was the most generous of people and the most courageous of people. One night the people of Al-Madinah were in a state of panic, and some went out towards the noise. They were met by the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w), who was coming back, as he had gone towards the noise before them. He was riding the horse of Abu Talhah bareback, with his sword around his neck, and he said: ‘Do not be afraid, do not be afraid.’ And he said: ‘We found it (the horse) to be swift-footed” or, ‘It is swift-footed.”’ He said: “And it was horse that was known to be slow.”