Jihad (Kitab Al-Jihad)

Muhammad ibn Rafi related to us; Abu Bakr ibn Abi Uways related to us; Sulayman ibn Bilal narrated to me, from al-Ala ibn Abd al-Rahman, from his father, from Abu Hurayrah, that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said of the bell: ‘It is Satan’s wind instrument.’

Musaddad related to us; Abd al-Warith related to us, from Ayyub, from Nafi, from Ibn Umar, who said: ‘Riding a dung-eating animal was prohibited.’

Ahmad ibn Abi Surayj al-Razi informed me; Abdullah ibn al-Jahm related to us; Amr—meaning Ibn Abi Qays—related to us, from Ayyub al-Sakhtiyani, from Nafi, from Ibn Umar, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade riding camels that feed on filth.

Hannad ibn al-Sari related to us, from Abu al-Ahwas, from Abu Ishaq, from Amr ibn Maymun, from Muadh, who said: ‘I was riding behind the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) on a donkey called Ufayr.’

Muhammad ibn Dawud ibn Sufyan related to us; Yahya ibn Hassan narrated to me; Sulayman ibn Musa Abu Dawud informed us; Ja'far ibn Sa'd ibn Samurah ibn Jundub related to us; Khubayb ibn Sulayman narrated to me, from his father, Sulayman ibn Samurah, from Samurah ibn Jundub. To proceed: When we were alarmed, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) called our horses ‘the horses of Allah.’ When we were alarmed, the Messenger of Allah would command us to stand together, to be patient and composed; and [he commanded us likewise] when we fought.

Sulayman ibn Harb related to us; Hammad related to us, from Ayyub, from Abu Qilabah, from Abu al-Muhallab, from Imran ibn Husayn: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was on a journey when he heard a woman being cursed. He asked, ‘What is this?’ They said, ‘So-and-so has cursed her riding camel.’ The Prophet said, ‘Unload it, for it is accursed.’ So they unloaded it. Imran said, ‘It is as though I can still see it: a gray she-camel.’

Muhammad ibn al-Ala informed us; Yahya ibn Adam related to us, from Qutbah ibn Abd al-Aziz ibn Siyah, from al-Amash, from Abu Yahya al-Qattat, from Mujahid, from Ibn Abbas, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade setting animals against one another.

Hafs ibn Umar related to us; Shu'bah related to us, from Hisham ibn Zayd, from Anas ibn Malik, who said: ‘I brought my brother to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when he was born so that he might rub his palate with chewed dates. I found him in a sheepfold branding sheep—I think he said, on their ears.’

Muhammad ibn Kathir informed us; Sufyan informed us, from Abu al-Zubayr, from Jabir: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was shown a donkey that had been branded on its face. He said: ‘Has it not reached you that I have cursed whoever brands an animal on its face or strikes it on its face?’ He then forbade that.

Qutaybah ibn Sa'id related to us; al-Layth related to us, from Yazid ibn Abi Habib, from Abu al-Khayr, from Ibn Zurayr, from Ali ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: A mule was given to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and he rode it. Ali said, ‘If we bred donkeys with horses, we would have animals like this.’ The Messenger of Allah replied, ‘Only those who lack knowledge do that.’

Abu Salih—Mahbub ibn Musa—related to us; Abu Ishaq al-Fazari informed us, from Asim ibn Sulayman, from Muwarraq (meaning al-Ijli). Abdullah ibn Ja'far narrated to me: ‘When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) returned from a journey, we would go out to welcome him. Whichever of us met him first, he would place in front of him on the mount. I was the first to meet him, so he carried me in front of him. Then Hasan or Husayn was brought to him, and he placed him behind him. We entered Medina in that way.’

Abd al-Wahhab ibn Najdah related to us; Ibn Ayyash related to us, from Yahya ibn Abi Amr al-Saybani, from Ibn Abi Maryam, from Abu Hurayrah, from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), who said: ‘Do not use the backs of your riding beasts as pulpits. Allah has subjected them to you only to carry you to a town you could not reach without great hardship. He has made the earth available to you, so attend to your needs upon it.’

Muhammad ibn Rafi related to us; Ibn Abi Fudayk related to us; Abdullah ibn Abi Yahya narrated to me, from Sa'id ibn Abi Hind, who said: Abu Hurayrah said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: ‘There will be camels belonging to devils and houses belonging to devils. As for the camels of the devils, I have seen them: one of you goes out with several well-fed camels beside him, yet does not ride any of them, and passes by his brother, who has been left behind, without giving him a ride. As for the houses of the devils, I have not seen them.’ Sa'id used to say, ‘I think they are these litters that people cover with brocade.’

Musa ibn Ismail related to us; Hammad related to us; Suhayl ibn Abi Salih informed us, from his father, from Abu Hurayrah, that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: ‘When you travel through fertile land, give the camels their due. When you travel through drought-stricken land, hasten your pace. When you intend to stop for the night, move away from the road.’

Uthman ibn Abi Shaybah related to us; Yazid ibn Harun related to us; Hisham informed us, from al-Hasan, from Jabir ibn Abdullah, from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), with a report like this. After the words ‘their due,’ he added: ‘And do not go past the stopping places.’

Amr ibn Ali related to us; Khalid ibn Yazid related to us; Abu Ja'far al-Razi related to us, from al-Rabi ibn Anas, from Anas, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: ‘Travel by night, for the earth is traversed during the night.’

Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Thabit al-Marwazi related to us; Ali ibn Husayn narrated to me; my father narrated to me; Abdullah ibn Buraydah narrated to me, who said: I heard my father, Buraydah, say: ‘While the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was walking, a man came with a donkey and said, “Messenger of Allah, ride.” The man moved behind the animal. The Messenger of Allah said, “No. You have more right than I do to the front of your riding animal, unless you grant it to me.” The man said, “I grant it to you.” So he mounted.’

Abdullah ibn Muhammad al-Nufayli related to us; Muhammad ibn Salamah related to us, from Muhammad ibn Ishaq. Ibn Abbad narrated to me, from his father, Abbad ibn Abdullah ibn al-Zubayr. Abu Dawud said that this was Yahya ibn Abbad, who said: ‘My father, who had nursed me and was one of Banu Murrah ibn Awf, narrated to me—he was present at that expedition, the expedition of Mu'tah: By Allah, it is as though I can see Ja'far when he leapt down from his light reddish horse and hamstrung it, then fought the people until he was killed.’ Abu Dawud said: ‘This report is not strong.’

Ahmad ibn Yunus related to us; Ibn Abi Dhi'b related to us, from Nafi ibn Abi Nafi, from Abu Hurayrah, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: ‘There is no race prize except in racing camels, horses, or in archery.’

Abdullah ibn Maslamah al-Qa'nabi related to us, from Malik, from Nafi, from Abdullah ibn Umar: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) held a race between the trained horses from al-Hafya to Thaniyyat al-Wada, and a race between the untrained horses from the pass to the mosque of Banu Zurayq. Abdullah was among those who raced them.