Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1694

Chapter: What Has Been Related About The Virtue Of Horses

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1694

حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادٌ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْثَرُ بْنُ الْقَاسِمِ، عَنْ حُصَيْنٍ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ الْبَارِقِيِّ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏

"‏ الْخَيْرُ مَعْقُودٌ فِي نَوَاصِي الْخَيْلِ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ الأَجْرُ وَالْمَغْنَمُ ‏"

Narrated 'Urwah Al-Bariqi:

That the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Goodness will remain in the forelocks of horses until the Day of Judgement: (They bring about) Rewards and spoils of war."

[Abu 'Eisa said:] There are narrations on this topic from Ibn 'Umar, Abu Sa'eed, Jarir, Abu Hurairah, Asma' bin Yazid, Al-Mughira bin Shu'bah, and Jabir.

[Abu 'Eisa said:] This Hadith is Hasan Sahih. 'Urwah is Ibn Al-Ja'd Al-Bariqi, and they say he is 'Urwah bin Al-Ja'd. Ahmad bin Hanbal said: "The Fiqh of this Hadith is that Jihad is with every Imam until the Day of Judgement."

Reported by At-Tirmidhi (No. 1694), Al-Bukhari (No. 2850, 2852, 3119, 3642), Muslim (No. 1873a), An-Nasa’i (No. 3574, 3575, 3576, 3577), Ibn Majah (No. 2786), Ahmad (No. 18547, 18548, 18550, 18551, 18552, 18553, 18555, 18556) and Ad-Darimi (No. 2319, 2320).

Classical commentary

Al-Mubarakfuri — Tuhfat al-Ahwadhi

قَوْلُهُ : ( حَدَّثَنَا عَبْثَرُ ) بِفَتْحِ أَوَّلِهِ وَسُكُونِ الْمُوَحَّدَةِ وَفَتْحِ الْمُثَلَّثَةِ ( بْنُ الْقَاسِمِ ) الزُّبَيْدِيُّ بِالضَّمِّ أَوْ زُبَيْدٌ كَذَلِكَ الْكُوفِيُّ ثِقَةٌ مِنْ الثَّامِنَةِ ( عَنْ عُرْوَةَ الْبَارِقِيِّ ) هُوَ اِبْنُ الْجَعْدِ , وَيُقَالُ اِبْنُ أَبِي الْجَعْدِ , وَيُقَالُ اِسْمُ أَبِيهِ عِيَاضٌ صَحَابِيٌّ , سَكَنَ الْكُوفَةَ وَهُوَ أَوَّلُ قَاضٍ بِهَا. قَوْلُهُ : ( الْخَيْرُ مَعْقُودٌ فِي نَوَاصِي الْخَيْلِ ) أَيْ مُلَازِمٌ بِهَا كَأَنَّهُ مَعْقُودٌ فِيهَا , كَذَا فِي النِّهَايَةِ : وَالْمُرَادُ بِالْخَيْلِ مَا يُتَّخَذُ لِلْغَزْوِ بِأَنْ يُقَاتَلَ عَلَيْهِ أَوْ يَرْتَبِطَ لِأَجْلِ ذَلِكَ لِقَوْلِهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : الْخَيْلُ لِثَلَاثَة…

Scholar	Grade	Applies to	Work
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 1694
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH	AuthenticSahih - Bukhari And Muslim	The hadith	No. 1694
Ahmad Shakird. 1377 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 1694
Bashar Awwad Ma'ruf	AuthenticHasan Sahih	The hadith	No. 1694

Other versions

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 2850

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Good will remain (as a permanent quality) in the foreheads of horses till the Day of Resurrection."

الْخَيْلُ مَعْقُودٌ فِي نَوَاصِيهَا الْخَيْرُ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ ‏"

Narrated by Urwa al-Bāriqī

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 2852

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Good will remain (as a permanent quality) in the foreheads of horses (for Jihad) till the Day of Resurrection, for they bring about either a reward (in the Hereafter) or (war) booty (in this world)."

الْخَيْلُ مَعْقُودٌ فِي نَوَاصِيهَا الْخَيْرُ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ الأَجْرُ وَالْمَغْنَمُ ‏"

Narrated by Urwa al-Bāriqī

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 3119

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Horses are always the source of good, namely, rewards (in the Hereafter) and booty, till the Day of Resurrection."

الْخَيْلُ مَعْقُودٌ فِي نَوَاصِيهَا الْخَيْرُ الأَجْرُ وَالْمَغْنَمُ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ ‏"

Narrated by Urwa al-Bāriqī

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 3642

That the Prophet (ﷺ) gave him one Dinar so as to buy a sheep for him. `Urwa bought two sheep for him with the money. Then he sold one of the sheep for one Dinar, and brought one Dinar and a sheep to the Prophet. On that, the Prophet (ﷺ) invoked Allah to bless him in his deals. So `Urwa used to gain…

الْخَيْرُ مَعْقُودٌ بِنَوَاصِي الْخَيْلِ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَ وَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ فِي دَارِهِ سَبْعِينَ فَرَسًا‏.‏ قَالَ سُفْيَانُ يَشْتَرِي لَهُ شَاةً كَأَنَّهَا أُضْحِيَّةٌ‏.‏

Narrated by Urwa al-Bāriqī

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 1873a

Great good is attached to the forelock of the horses until the Day of Judgment.

الْخَيْلُ مَعْقُودٌ فِي نَوَاصِيهَا الْخَيْرُ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ الأَجْرُ وَالْمَغْنَمُ ‏"

Narrated by Urwa al-Bāriqī

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan an-Nasa'i 3574

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'Goodness is tied to the forelocks of horses until the Day of Resurrection.'"

"‏ الْخَيْلُ مَعْقُودٌ فِي نَوَاصِيهَا الْخَيْرُ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ ‏"

Narrated by Urwa al-Bāriqī

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Differing grades Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan an-Nasa'i 3575

"Goodness is tied to the forelocks of horses until the Day of Resurrection: Reward and spoils of war."

"‏ الْخَيْلُ مَعْقُودٌ فِي نَوَاصِيهَا الْخَيْرُ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ الأَجْرُ وَالْمَغْنَمُ ‏"

Narrated by Urwa al-Bāriqī

Differing grades Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan an-Nasa'i 3576

"Goodness is tied to the forelocks of horses until the Day of Resurrection: Reward and spoils of war."

"‏ الْخَيْلُ مَعْقُودٌ فِي نَوَاصِيهَا الْخَيْرُ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ الأَجْرُ وَالْمَغْنَمُ ‏"

Narrated by Urwa al-Bāriqī

Differing grades Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan an-Nasa'i 3577

"Goodness is tied to the forelocks of horses until the Day of Resurrection: Reward and spoils of war."

"‏ الْخَيْلُ مَعْقُودٌ فِي نَوَاصِيهَا الْخَيْرُ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ الأَجْرُ وَالْمَغْنَمُ ‏"

Narrated by Urwa al-Bāriqī

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan Ibn Majah 2786

“Goodness is tied to the forelocks of horses until the Day of Resurrection.”

"‏ الْخَيْرُ مَعْقُودٌ بِنَوَاصِي الْخَيْلِ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ ‏"

Narrated by Urwa al-Bāriqī

Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Musnad Ahmad 18547