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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
أبواب السبق والرميChapters on Racing and Archery
بَابُ فِي الصَّفَاتِ الْمَمْدُوحَةِ وَالْمَدْمُوْمَةِ مِنْهَاChapter on the Praiseworthy and Blameworthy Qualities of Horses
Hadith 5188
اُردوEn
عَنْ أَبِي وَهْبٍ الْجُشَمِيِّ وَكَانَتْ لَهُ صُحْبَةٌ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ تَسَمَّوْا بِأَسْمَاءِ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ وَأَحَبُّ الْأَسْمَاءِ إِلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ وَعَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ وَأَصْدَقُهَا حَارِثٌ وَهَمَّامٌ وَأَقْبَحُهَا حَرْبٌ وَمُرَّةُ وَارْتَبِطُوا الْخَيْلَ وَامْسَحُوا بِنَوَاصِيهَا وَأَعْجَازِهَا أَوْ قَالَ وَأَكْفَالِهَا وَقَلِّدُوهَا وَلَا تُقَلِّدُوهَا الْأَوْتَارَ وَعَلَيْكُمْ بِكُلِّ كُمَيْتٍ أَغَرَّ مُحَجَّلٍ أَوْ أَشْقَرَ أَغَرَّ مُحَجَّلٍ أَوْ أَدْهَمَ أَغَرَّ مُحَجَّلٍ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Wahb Jashmi, may Allah be pleased with him, who had the honor of companionship, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Name yourselves after the names of the noble Prophets. The most beloved names to Allah Almighty are Abdullah and Abdur Rahman. The truest names are Harith and Hammam, and the most unpleasant names are Harb and Murrah. Keep horses ready for the protection of the borders, touch their foreheads and hindquarters, and put collars on them, but they should not be made of hemp. Take care of these types of horses: those with a blackish-red, that is, crimson color, with whiteness on their foreheads and legs; a white and red horse with whiteness on its forehead and legs; and a very black horse with whiteness on its forehead and legs.
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … The superiority of such horses was based on experience, not on revelation; in another region or era, the opposite may also be possible. In any case, horses of these colors appear beautiful: whiteness on the forehead like a flower and all four legs white below the knees—how pleasing they look.
