مصنف ابن ابي شيبه
Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah
كتاب السير
Book of Military Conduct
ما يستحب من الخيل وما يكره منها
What is recommended and what is disliked in horses
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٣٤٧٥٢ - حدثنا وكيع قال: ثنا سفيان عن (سلم) (١) بن عبد الرحمن النخعي عن أبي زرعة بن عمرو (بن) (٢) جرير عن أبي هريرة قال: كان رسول اللَّه ﷺ يكره الشكال من الخيل (٣).
Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to dislike a horse that has three white feet and one that is not, or the reverse.
٣٤٧٥٣ - حدثنا وكيع قال: ثنا أبو (الضريس) (١) عقبة بن عمار العبسي عن مسعود بن (حراش) (٢) أخي ربعي أن عمر بن الخطاب سأل العبسيين: أي الخيل وجدتموه أصبر في حربكم؟ قالوا: الكميت (٣) (٤).
Mas'ud bin Hirash (may Allah have mercy on him), the brother of Rib'i bin Hirash (may Allah have mercy on him), said that Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) asked the people of the tribe of Abs: "Which horse do you find to have the most endurance in your wars?" They replied: "A horse that is red and black in colour, or a brown horse."
٣٤٧٥٤ - حدثنا وكيع قال: ثنا طلحة عن عطاء قال: قال رسول اللَّه ﷺ: "خير الخيل (الحو) (١) " (٢).
Ata said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The best horse is a brown one in which red predominates."
٣٤٧٥٥ - حدثنا الفضل بن دكين قال: ثنا موسى بن عليٌّ قال: سمعت أبي يحدث أن رجلًا أتى رسول اللَّه ﷺ، فقال: إني أريد إن أقيد فرسا أو أبتاع فرسًا، قال: فقال: "فعليك به (أقرح) (١) (أرثم) (٢) كميتا أو أدهم محجلا طلق (اليمنى) (٣) " (٤).
The father of Musa bin Ali (may Allah have mercy on him) said: A man came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "I want to put a hobble on a horse", or he said: "I want to buy a horse." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "In this matter you must take a horse with white on its face, whose nose and upper lip are also white, and which is brown; or a horse that is black and white, whose right leg is entirely clear."
