Jami' at-Tirmidhi

Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1696

Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ، عَنْ عُلَىِّ بْنِ رَبَاحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ "‏ خَيْرُ الْخَيْلِ الأَدْهَمُ الأَقْرَحُ الأَرْثَمُ ثُمَّ الأَقْرَحُ الْمُحَجَّلُ طَلْقُ الْيَمِينِ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ أَدْهَمَ فَكُمَيْتٌ عَلَى هَذِهِ الشِّيَةِ ‏" ‏ ‏.‏

Translation

Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.

Ahmad ibn Muhammad reported to us from Abdullah ibn al-Mubarak, from Ibn Lahi ah, from Yazid ibn Abi Habib, from Ulayy ibn Rabah, from Abu Qatadah, from the Prophet, who said: The best horses are dark, with a white blaze and white on the muzzle; then those with a white blaze and white stockings, with the right leg unmarked. If there is no dark horse, then a dark chestnut horse with these markings.

Notes and open questions — unreviewed
  • Kumayt refers to a dark reddish or chestnut horse. The Arabic says ‘with these markings’ without repeating their details.