Sahih al-Bukhari 6212
Sahih al-Bukhari · Book 78: Good Manners and Form (Al-Adab) · Al-Ma'arid is a safe way to avoid a lie
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي قَتَادَةُ ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ، قَالَ كَانَ بِالْمَدِينَةِ فَزَعٌ فَرَكِبَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَرَسًا لأَبِي طَلْحَةَ فَقَالَ " مَا رَأَيْنَا مِنْ شَىْءٍ، وَإِنْ وَجَدْنَاهُ لَبَحْرًا " .
There was a state of fear in Medina. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) rode a horse belonging to Abu Talha (in order to see the matter). The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "We could not see anything, and we found that horse like a sea (fast in speed).