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Sahih Muslim 1873d

Chapter: The virtue of horses; "Goodness is tied to their Forelocks."

Authentic hadith of Sahih Muslim Sahih Muslim 1873d

Narrator:Urwa al-Bāriqī

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، وَخَلَفُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ، وَأَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ جَمِيعًا عَنْ أَبِي، الأَحْوَصِ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، وَابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، كِلاَهُمَا عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، جَمِيعًا عَنْ شَبِيبِ بْنِ غَرْقَدَةَ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ الْبَارِقِيِّ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏.‏ وَلَمْ يَذْكُرِ الأَجْرَ وَالْمَغْنَمَ ‏.‏ وَفِي حَدِيثِ سُفْيَانَ سَمِعَ عُرْوَةَ الْبَارِقِيَّ سَمِعَ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏.‏

A version of the tradition narrated on the authority of 'Urwat al-Bariqi does not mention (the words):

" reward and booty".

Reported by Muslim (No. 1873d, 1873b, 1873c).

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Classical commentary

An-Nawawi — Sharh Sahih Muslim

قَوْله : ( عَنْ عُرْوَة الْبَارِقِيِّ ) هُوَ بِالْمُوَحَّدَةِ وَالْقَاف , وَهُوَ مَنْسُوب إِلَى بَارِق , وَهُوَ جَبَل بِالْيَمَنِ , تَرَكَتْهُ الْأَزْد , وَهُمْ الْأَسْد - بِإِسْكَانِ السِّين - فَنُسِبُوا إِلَيْهِ , وَقِيلَ : إِلَى بَارِق بْن عَوْف بْن عَدِيّ , وَيُقَال لَهُ : عُرْوَة بْن الْجَعْد , كَمَا وَقَعَ فِي رِوَايَة مُسْلِم , وَعُرْوَة بْن أَبِي الْجَعْد وَعُرْوَة بْن عِيَاض بْن أَبِي الْجَعْدِ.…

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Authentic Sahih Muslim 1873b

Good is tied to the forelock of the horses. It Was said to him: Messenger of Allah, why is it so? He (the Prophet said): For reward and booty until the Day of Judgment.

الْخَيْرُ مَعْقُوصٌ بِنَوَاصِي الْخَيْلِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَقِيلَ لَهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ بِمَ ذَاكَ قَالَ ‏"‏ الأَجْرُ وَالْمَغْنَمُ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ ‏"

Narrated by Urwa al-Bāriqī

On the same subject

Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Riyad as-Salihin 1329

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Goodness is tied to the foreheads of horses until the Day of Resurrection, i.e., reward (in the Hereafter) and spoils." [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

وعن عروة البارقي رضي الله عنه أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال‏:‏ الخيل معقود في نواصيها الخير إلى يوم القيامة‏:‏ الأجر والمغنم‏"‏ ‏(‏‏(‏متفق عليه‏)‏‏)‏

Narrated by Urwa al-Bāriqī + 23 other versions

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan an-Nasa'i 3562

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'There is goodness tied to the forelocks of horses until the Day of Resurrection. And horses are of three types: Those that bring reward to 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…

"‏ الْخَيْلُ مَعْقُودٌ فِي نَوَاصِيهَا الْخَيْرُ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ الْخَيْلُ ثَلاَثَةٌ فَهِيَ لِرَجُلٍ أَجْرٌ وَهِيَ لِرَجُلٍ سَتْرٌ وَهِيَ عَلَى رَجُلٍ وِزْرٌ فَأَمَّا الَّذِي هِيَ لَهُ أَجْرٌ فَالَّذِي…

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah + 18 other versions

Authentic Sahih Muslim 1872a

I saw that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was twisting the forelock of a horse with his fingers and he was saying: (A great) benefit. i. e. reward (for rearing them for Jihad) and spoils of war, has been tied to the forelocks of horses until the Day of Judgment.

الْخَيْلُ مَعْقُودٌ بِنَوَاصِيهَا الْخَيْرُ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ الأَجْرُ وَالْغَنِيمَةُ ‏"

Narrated by Jarīr ibn ‘Abdullah + 4 other versions

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