Sharh Riyad as-Saliheen by Ibn Uthaymeen — Volume 3 (شرح رياض الصالحين) — Page 828

Line-by-line translation · المعاني

وَإِمَّا إِلَى النَّارِ»

Or to the Fire."

قِيلَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَالخَيْلُ؟

They asked, "Messenger of Allah, what about horses?"

قَالَ: «الخَيلُ ثَلَاثَةٌ: هِيَ لِرَجُلٍ وِزْرٌ، وَهِيَ لِرَجُلٍ سِتْرٌ، وَهِيَ لِرَجُلٍ أَجْرٌ، فَأَمَّا الَّتِي هِيَ لَهُ وِزْرٌ فَرَجُلٌ رَبَطَهَا رِيَاءً وَفَخْرًا وَنِوَاءً عَلَى أَهْلِ الإِسْلَامِ فَهِيَ لَهُ وِزْرٌ، وَأَمَّا الَّتِي هِيَ لَهُ سِتْرٌ، فَرَجُلٌ رَبَطَهَا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ، ثُمَّ لَمْ يَنْسَ حَقَّ اللَّهِ فِي ظُهُورِهَا، وَلَا رِقَابِهَا، فَهِيَ لَهُ سِتْرٌ، وَأَمَّا الَّتِي هِيَ لَهُ أَجْرٌ، فَرَجُلٌ رَبَطَهَا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ لِأَهْلِ الإِسْلَامِ فِي مَرْجٍ، أَوْ رَوْضَةٍ، فَمَا أَكَلَتْ مِنْ ذَلِكَ الْمَرْجِ أَوِ الرَّوْضَةِ مِنْ شَيْءٍ إِلَّا كُتِبَ لَهُ عَدَدَ مَا أَكَلَتْ حَسَنَاتٌ، وَكُتِبَ لَهُ عَدَدَ أَرْوَاثِهَا وَأَبْوَالِهَا حَسَنَاتٌ، وَلَا تَقْطَعُ طِوَلَهَا فَاسْتَنَّتْ شَرَفًا أَوْ شَرَفَيْنِ إِلَّا كَتَبَ اللَّهُ لَهُ عَدَدَ آثَارِهَا، وَأَرْوَائِهَا حَسَنَاتٍ وَلَا مَرَّ بِهَا صَاحِبُهَا عَلَى نَهْرٍ، فَشَرِبَتْ مِنْهُ، وَلَا يُرِيدُ أَنْ يَسْقِيَهَا إِلَّا كَتَبَ اللَّهُ لَهُ عَدَدَ مَا شَرِبَتْ حَسَنَاتٍ»

He replied, "Horses are of three types: a burden, a shield, or a reward. The one for whom they are a burden is the man who keeps them for show, pride, and to oppose the people of Islam; they become a burden for him. The one for whom they are a shield is the man who keeps them for the sake of Allah, never forgetting Allah's claim upon their backs and necks; they serve as a shield for him. The one for whom they are a reward is the man who keeps them for the sake of Allah and the people of Islam in a pasture or meadow. Every morsel the horse eats from that land is recorded as a good deed for him, as is every bit of its dung and urine. If it breaks its tether and runs across a hill or two, Allah records for him good deeds equal to the number of its tracks and droppings. Even if the owner passes by a river and the horse drinks from it without him intending to water it, Allah still records for him good deeds equal to the amount it drank."

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Vocabulary · المفردات (20 verbs · 58 nouns)

• قَالَ — to say
• رَبَطَ — to tie
• نَسِيَ — to forget
• نَار — fire
• رَسُول — messenger
• خَيْل — horse