الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
أبواب السبق والرميChapters on Racing and Archery
بابُ قَوْلِهِ ﷺ: الْخَيْلُ ثَلاثَةٌ
Chapter on the Saying of the Prophet (peace be upon him): "Horses Are of Three Types"
Hadith 5201
عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ الْخَيْلُ ثَلَاثَةٌ فَفَرَسٌ لِلرَّحْمَنِ وَفَرَسٌ لِلْإِنْسَانِ وَفَرَسٌ لِلشَّيْطَانِ فَأَمَّا فَرَسُ الرَّحْمَنِ فَالَّذِي يُرْبَطُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ فَعَلَفُهُ وَرَوْثُهُ وَبَوْلُهُ وَذَكَرَ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ وَأَمَّا فَرَسُ الشَّيْطَانِ فَالَّذِي يُقَامَرُ أَوْ يُرَاهَنُ عَلَيْهِ وَأَمَّا فَرَسُ الْإِنْسَانِ فَالْفَرَسُ يَرْتَبِطُهَا الْإِنْسَانُ يَلْتَمِسُ بَطْنَهَا فَهِيَ تَسْتُرُ مِنْ فَقْرٍ
It is narrated from Abdullah bin Masood (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Horses are of three kinds: one horse is for the Most Merciful (Rahman), one is for a human, and one is for Satan. The horse for the Most Merciful is the one that is kept tied for the path of Allah; its fodder, even its dung and urine—the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned many things about it—there is reward in all of them. The satanic horse is the one on which gambling is played and (according to the ways of ignorance) bets are placed. The human’s horse is the one that a person keeps so that it may produce offspring and his needs may be covered (that is, through it the needs of the household are fulfilled).
Hadith 5202
عَنْ أَبِي عَمْرٍو الشَّيْبَانِيِّ عَنْ رَجُلٍ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ الْخَيْلُ ثَلَاثَةٌ فَرَسٌ يَرْبِطُهُ الرَّجُلُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فَثَمَنُهُ أَجْرٌ وَرُكُوبُهُ أَجْرٌ وَعَارِيَتُهُ أَجْرٌ وَعَلَفُهُ أَجْرٌ وَفَرَسٌ يُغَالِقُ عَلَيْهِ الرَّجُلُ وَيُرَاهِنُ فَثَمَنُهُ وِزْرٌ وَعَلَفُهُ وِزْرٌ وَفَرَسٌ لِلْبِطْنَةِ فَعَسَى أَنْ يَكُونَ سَدَادًا مِنَ الْفَقْرِ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى
It is narrated from an Ansari companion (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Horses are of three kinds: One is the horse that a person keeps tied for the sake of Allah Almighty; its price is also a reward, riding it is also a reward, lending it temporarily is also a reward, and feeding it is also a reward. The second is the horse on which gambling and (pre-Islamic) competitions are held; the price of such a horse is a sin, and its feed is a burden for the owner. The third is the horse that is kept so that it may give birth to offspring; it is possible that because of this kind, the owner’s poverty may be removed.
