"No award (for victory in a competition) is permissible except over camels or horses."
Sunan an-Nasa'i Book 28, Hadith 27
← Previous Hadith "There should be no awards (for victory in a competition) except on arrows, camels or horses."

Sunan an-Nasa'i Book 28, Hadith 26 Next Hadith → "The Messenger of Allah had a she-camel called Al-'Adba' which could not be beaten. One day a Bedouin came on a riding-camel and beat her (in a race). The Muslims were upset by that, and when he saw the expressions on their faces they said: 'O Messenger of Allah, Al-'Adba' has been beaten.' He said: 'It is a right upon Allah that nothing is raised in this world except He lowers it.'"

Sunan an-Nasa'i Book 28, Hadith 28