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

Hadith Number 1871

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It has been narrated on the authority of Ibn Umar that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said

There will be great benefit in the forelock of the horses until the Day of judgment.

Hadith 1872 Part A

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It has been narrated on the authority of Jarir b. Abdullah who said

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.

Hadith 1872 Part B

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The above tradition has also been narrated on the authority of Yunus through a different chain of transmitters.

Hadith 1873 Part A

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The same tradition has been narrated on the authority of Urwat al-Bariqi who said that the Prophet (ﷺ) said

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

Hadith 1873 Part B

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'Urwat al-Bariqi reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) having said this

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.

Hadith 1873 Part C

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This hadith has been narrated with the same chain of transmitters with the difference that here instead of" Urwat al-Bariqi" there is" Urwa b. ja'd." A version of the tradition narrated on the authority of 'Urwat al-Bariqi does not mention (the words) : " reward and booty". A version of the tradition transmitted on the authority of 'Urwa b. al-ja'd does not mention" reward and booty".

Hadith 1874 Part A

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It has been narrated on the authority of Anas b. Malik that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said

There is a blessing in the forelocks of the war horses.

Hadith 1874 Part B

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A hadith like this has been narrated on the authority of Anas through another chain of transmitters.