; he must therefore present whatever would invalidate using it as proof (1).
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They said: The very term murāhanah (wagering) is a reciprocal verbal form and, by its nature, can occur only between two sides; that is its original and most common meaning.
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They said: Imām Aḥmad also narrated: Ghundar told us, from Shuʿbah, from Simāk who said: I heard ʿIyāḍ al-Ashʿarī say, “Abū ʿUbaydah said, ‘Who will wager against me?’ A young man replied, ‘I will—provided you do not become upset.’ The young man then outstripped him, and I saw Abū ʿUbaydah’s two side-locks bobbing as he rode a horse whose back was bare behind him.” (2) No muhallil is mentioned in this report or in any other.
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They said: A report of this sort would inevitably become widespread, and no Companion is recorded as holding the opposite view. Shaykh al-Islām said, “I am not aware of any disagreement among the Companions regarding the fact that a muhallil is not required.” (3)
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They said: The Prophet ﷺ said, “No jalab and no janab in—”