The Importance of Regulating the Distance to the Finish Line in a Race

Question : It is not permissible to race on the condition that whoever passes his opponent by five feet is the winner; because this is not regulated, as the two horses do not stop at the finish line to measure the distance between them.

Answer : Correct. Do you know that with the momentum, a person reaches the goal but goes beyond it, or does he not? He goes beyond it. Look at yourself now in the Sa'y when you run hard between the two hills; if you want to make the goal the limit of the second green hill, you must either run with extra speed or slow down before you reach it...