It is said: The jurists differed on that point. The adherents of Ahmad and of Malik prohibited it (1), while within the Shafiʿi school there are two views concerning the javelins (2).
• Those who allow wagering on them argue that they are included in the term nashl (3).
• The objectors reply that what is meant by nashl, in common understanding and in the customary wagers from the time of the Companions until now, is arrows alone (4).
There is no doubt that whoever permits wagering on footraces and wrestling matches will deem it even more appropriate and more deserving to permit it in contests with spears.

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As for his riding a horse bareback and girding on a sword:
Both Ṣaḥīḥ collections (5) transmit—through Thābit from Anas—who said: “The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was the most handsome of people, the most generous of people, and the bravest of people. Indeed, the people were startled…"