Chapter on Horses, Keeping Them, and the First to Ride Them
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 2|Book 3|Chapter 24
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Volume 2, Book 3, Chapter 24
Chapter on Horses, Keeping Them, and the First to Ride Them
قَالَ وَ سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ: «مَنْ خَرَجَ مِنْ مَنْزِلِهِ أَوْ مَنْزِلٍ غَيْرِ مَنْزِلِهِ فِي أَوَّلِ اَلْغَدَاةِ فَلَقِيَ فَرَساً أَشْقَرَ بِهِ أَوْضَاحٌ بُورِكَ لَهُ فِي يَوْمِهِ وَ إِنْ كَانَتْ بِهِ غُرَّةٌ سَائِلَةٌ فَهُوَ اَلْعَيْشُ وَ لَمْ يَلْقَ فِي يَوْمِهِ ذَلِكَ إِلاَّ سُرُوراً وَ قَضَى اَللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ حَاجَتَهُ ».
And I heard him (Imam عليه السلام) say: "Whoever leaves their house, or any other house, early in the morning and encounters a chestnut horse (ashqar) with white markings (awdah), their day will be blessed. If the horse has a prominent flowing white blaze (ghurra saila), it signifies prosperity, and they will experience joy throughout that day. Moreover, Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Mighty and Glorious, will fulfill their needs."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh