الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
أبواب السبق والرميChapters on Racing and Archery
أَبْوَابُ مَا جَاءَ فِي صِفَاتِ الْخَيْلِ وَفَضْلٍ اقْتِنَائِهَا لِلْجِهَادِ وَمَا يَسْتَحِبُّ وَيَكْرَهُ مِنْهَا وَغَيْرِ ذَلِكَ
Chapters on What Has Been Reported Regarding the Qualities of Horses, the Virtue of Keeping Them for Jihad, What Is Recommended and Disliked About Them, and Other Matters
Hadith 5178
Under this chapter, the following sub-chapters and hadiths have been mentioned.
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ سُئِلَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنِ الْخَيْلِ فَقَالَ الْخَيْلُ مَعْقُودٌ فِي نَوَاصِيهَا الْخَيْرُ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ وَهِيَ لِرَجُلٍ أَجْرٌ وَهِيَ لِرَجُلٍ سِتْرٌ وَهِيَ عَلَى رَجُلٍ وِزْرٌ فَأَمَّا الَّذِي هِيَ لَهُ أَجْرٌ الَّذِي يَتَّخِذُهَا وَيَحْبِسُهَا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ فَمَا غَيَّبَتْ فِي بُطُونِهَا فَهُوَ لَهُ أَجْرٌ وَإِنِ اسْتَنَّتْ مِنْهُ شَرَفًا أَوْ شَرَفَيْنِ كَانَ لَهُ فِي كُلِّ خُطْوَةٍ خَطَتْهَا أَجْرٌ وَلَوْ عَرَضَ لَهُ نَهْرٌ فَسَقَاهَا مِنْهُ كَانَ لَهُ بِكُلِّ قَطْرَةٍ غَيَّبَتْهَا فِي بُطُونِهَا أَجْرٌ حَتَّى ذَكَرَ الْأَجْرَ فِي أَرْوَاثِهَا وَأَبْوَالِهَا
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about the horse, he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Goodness has been tied to the forelocks of horses until the Day of Resurrection. For some, a horse is a source of reward, for some a means of covering, and for some a cause of sin. The horse that is a source of reward is the one which a person keeps for the sake of Allah’s path. Whatever that horse eats, there is reward in it for its owner, and when it walks up to one or two hills, for every step its owner receives reward. If a stream comes before it and it drinks water from it, for every drop it drinks, the owner receives reward. To the extent that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) even mentioned the reward for its dung and urine.
Hadith 5179
عَنْهُ أَيْضًا قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَنِ احْتَبَسَ فَرَسًا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ إِيمَانًا بِاللَّهِ وَتَصْدِيقًا لِمَوْعُودِهِ كَانَ شِبَعُهُ وَرِيُّهُ وَبَوْلُهُ وَرَوْثُهُ حَسَنَاتٍ فِي مِيزَانِهِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ
It is also narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Huraira, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Whoever keeps a horse in the way of Allah, believing in Allah and affirming His promise, then the horse’s satiation, its drinking, its urine and its dung—all these things will be counted as good deeds in his scale on the Day of Judgment.
Hadith 5180
عَنْ أَسْمَاءَ بِنْتِ يَزِيدَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ الْخَيْلُ فِي نَوَاصِيهَا الْخَيْرُ مَعْقُودٌ أَبَدًا إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ فَمَنْ رَبَطَهَا عُدَّةً فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَأَنْفَقَ عَلَيْهَا احْتِسَابًا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ فَإِنَّ شِبَعَهَا وَجُوعَهَا وَرِيَّهَا وَظَمَأَهَا وَأَرْوَاثَهَا وَأَبْوَالَهَا فَلَاحٌ فِي مَوَازِينِهِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَمَنْ رَبَطَهَا رِيَاءً وَسُمْعَةً وَفَرَحًا وَمَرَحًا فَإِنَّ شِبَعَهَا وَجُوعَهَا وَرِيَّهَا وَظَمَأَهَا وَأَرْوَاثَهَا وَأَبْوَالَهَا خُسْرَانٌ فِي مَوَازِينِهِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ
It is narrated from Sayyida Asma bint Yazid (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Goodness has been attached to the forelocks of horses until the Day of Resurrection, that is, forever. So whoever ties a horse in preparation for the path of Allah and spends on it with the intention of reward for His cause, then its being full, being hungry, being quenched, being thirsty, and its urine—all these things will be a cause of success in his scales on the Day of Resurrection. But whoever keeps a horse for show, fame, and arrogance, then its being full, being hungry, being quenched, being thirsty, and its dung and urine—all these things will be a cause of loss in his scales on the Day of Resurrection.
Hadith 5181
عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْخَيْلُ مَعْقُودٌ فِي نَوَاصِيهَا الْخَيْرُ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Goodness has been placed in the forelocks of horses until the Day of Resurrection.
Hadith 5182
عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِثْلُهُ
Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) has also narrated a similar type of Prophetic hadith.
Hadith 5183
عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْخَيْلُ مَعْقُودٌ فِي نَوَاصِيهَا الْخَيْرُ وَالنَّيْلُ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ وَأَهْلُهَا مُعَانُونَ عَلَيْهَا فَامْسَحُوا بِنَوَاصِيهَا وَادْعُوا لَهَا بِالْبَرَكَةِ وَقَلِّدُوهَا وَلَا تُقَلِّدُوهَا بِالْأَوْتَارِ وَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ وَلَا تُقَلِّدُوهَا الْأَوْتَارَ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Goodness and benefit will remain attached to the foreheads of horses until the Day of Resurrection, and their owners endure hardships while riding them. Therefore, touch the foreheads of horses and pray for blessings for them, and put collars on them, but they should not be made of hemp.
Hadith 5184
عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْبَرَكَةُ فِي نَوَاصِي الْخَيْلِ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: There is blessing in the forelocks of horses.
Hadith 5185
عَنْ جَرِيرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَفْتِلُ عُرْفَ فَرَسٍ بِأُصْبُعَيْهِ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ الْخَيْلُ مَعْقُودٌ بِنَوَاصِيهَا الْخَيْرُ الْأَجْرُ وَالْمَغْنَمُ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jarir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would braid the mane of a horse with his fingers and would say: Goodness, that is, reward and spoils, have been attached to the foreheads of horses until the Day of Resurrection.
Hadith 5186
عَنْ مَعْقَلِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ لَمْ يَكُنْ شَيْءٌ أَحَبَّ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنَ الْخَيْلِ ثُمَّ قَالَ اللَّهُمَّ غَفْرًا لَا بَلِ النِّسَاءُ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ma'qil bin Yasar (may Allah be pleased with him) that there is nothing which was more beloved to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) than horses. Then Sayyiduna Ma'qil (may Allah be pleased with him) said: O Allah! Forgive me, no, rather women were most beloved to him.
