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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
أبواب السبق والرميChapters on Racing and Archery
بابُ فِي اسْتِحْبَابِ تَكْثِيرِ نَسْلِهَا وَفَضْلٍ ذلِكَ وَالنَّهْي عَنْ اخْتِصَائِهَا وَكَرَاهَةِ انْزَاءِ الْحُمُرِ عَلَيْهاChapter on the Recommendation to Increase Their Offspring, Its Virtue, the Prohibition of Castrating Them, and the Dislike of Breeding Donkeys with Them
Hadith 5193
اُردوEn
عَنْ عَلِيٍّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ أُهْدِيَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ بَغْلٌ أَوْ بَغْلَةٌ فَقُلْتُ مَا هَذَا قَالَ بَغْلٌ أَوْ بَغْلَةٌ قُلْتُ وَمِنْ أَيِّ شَيْءٍ هُوَ قَالَ يُحْمَلُ الْحِمَارُ عَلَى الْفَرَسِ فَيَخْرُجُ بَيْنَهُمَا هَذَا قُلْتُ أَفَلَا نَحْمِلُ فُلَانًا عَلَى فُلَانَةَ قَالَ لَا إِنَّمَا يَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ الَّذِينَ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that a male or female mule was given as a gift to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). I said: What is this? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: This is a male or female mule of the breed. I said: How is it produced? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When a donkey mates with a mare, this is produced from them. I said: Then should we not mate such-and-such donkey with such-and-such mare? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: No, only those people do such a thing who do not have knowledge.
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … That is, those who do not possess the knowledge of which thing is better and more appropriate according to wisdom and prudence—indeed, the horse is, in any case, a superior animal compared to the mule. Through it, jihad is carried out, spoils of war are obtained, and it is a lawful (halal) animal. None of these qualities are found in the mule. Furthermore, if general permission is given for breeding mules, then the number of horses will decrease.
