Sunan Ibn Majah 2788
It was
narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)
said:
“There is goodness in the forelocks of horses” – or he said:
“There is goodness tied in the forelocks of horses.” Suhail (one
of
the narrators) said: “I am not certain of” – “until the
Day of
Resurrection. And horses are of three types: those that bring
reward
to a man, those that are a means of protection for a man, and
those
that are a burden (of sin) for a man. As for those that bring
reward,
a man keeps them in the cause of Allah and keeps them
constantly ready
(for Jihad), so they do not take any fodder into
their stomachs but a
reward will be written for him, and if he puts
them out to pasture,
they do not eat anything but reward will be
written for him. If he
gives them to drink from a flowing river, for
every drop that enters
their stomachs there will be reward,”
(continuing) until he mentioned
reward in conjunction with their
urine and droppings, and even when
they run here and there by
themselves, for each step they take a
reward will be written for him
– ‘As for those that are a means of
protection, a man keeps them
because they are a source of dignity and
adornment, but he does not
forget the rights of their backs and
stomachs (i.e., their right not
to be overworked and their right to be
fed) whether at times of their
difficulty or ease. As for those that
bring a burden (of sin), the
one who keeps them for purposes of
wrongdoing or for pomp and show
before people, is the one for whom
they bring a burden of sin.”
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ أَبِي الشَّوَارِبِ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ الْمُخْتَارِ، حَدَّثَنَا سُهَيْلٌ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏
"‏ الْخَيْلُ فِي نَوَاصِيهَا الْخَيْرُ - أَوْ قَالَ الْخَيْلُ مَعْقُودٌ فِي نَوَاصِيهَا قَالَ سُهَيْلٌ أَنَا أَشُكُّ الْخَيْرُ - إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ الْخَيْلُ ثَلاَثَةٌ فَهِيَ لِرَجُلٍ أَجْرٌ وَلِرَجُلٍ سِتْرٌ وَعَلَى رَجُلٍ وِزْرٌ فَأَمَّا الَّذِي هِيَ لَهُ أَجْرٌ فَالرَّجُلُ يَتَّخِذُهَا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَيُعِدُّهَا لَهُ فَلاَ تُغَيِّبُ شَيْئًا فِي بُطُونِهَا إِلاَّ كُتِبَ لَهُ أَجْرٌ وَلَوْ رَعَاهَا فِي مَرْجٍ مَا أَكَلَتْ شَيْئًا إِلاَّ كُتِبَ لَهُ بِهَا أَجْرٌ وَلَوْ سَقَاهَا مِنْ نَهَرٍ جَارٍ كَانَ لَهُ بِكُلِّ قَطْرَةٍ تُغَيِّبُهَا فِي بُطُونِهَا أَجْرٌ - حَتَّى ذَكَرَ الأَجْرَ فِي أَبْوَالِهَا وَأَرْوَاثِهَا - وَلَوِ اسْتَنَّتْ شَرَفًا أَوْ شَرَفَيْنِ كُتِبَ لَهُ بِكُلِّ خَطْوَةٍ تَخْطُوهَا أَجْرٌ ‏.‏ وَأَمَّا الَّذِي هِيَ لَهُ سِتْرٌ فَالرَّجُلُ يَتَّخِذُهَا تَكَرُّمًا وَتَجَمُّلاً وَلاَ يَنْسَى حَقَّ ظُهُورِهَا وَبُطُونِهَا فِي عُسْرِهَا وَيُسْرِهَا ‏.‏ وَأَمَّا الَّذِي هِيَ عَلَيْهِ وِزْرٌ فَالَّذِي يَتَّخِذُهَا أَشَرًا وَبَطَرًا وَبَذَخًا وَرِياءً لِلنَّاسِ فَذَلِكَ الَّذِي هِيَ عَلَيْهِ وِزْرٌ ‏"‏ ‏.‏