Chapter on the Rights of the Animal Upon Its Owner
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 2|Book 3|Chapter 25
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Volume 2, Book 3, Chapter 25
Chapter on the Rights of the Animal Upon Its Owner
رَوَى إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ أَبِي زِيَادٍ بِإِسْنَادِهِ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ: «لِلدَّابَّةِ عَلَى صَاحِبِهَا خِصَالٌ يَبْدَأُ بِعَلْفِهَا إِذَا نَزَلَ وَ يَعْرِضُ عَلَيْهَا اَلْمَاءَ إِذَا مَرَّ بِهِ وَ لاَ يَضْرِبُ وَجْهَهَا فَإِنَّهَا تُسَبِّحُ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّهَا وَ لاَ يَقِفُ عَلَى ظَهْرِهَا إِلاَّ فِي سَبِيلِ اَللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ لاَ يُحَمِّلُهَا فَوْقَ طَاقَتِهَا وَ لاَ يُكَلِّفُهَا مِنَ اَلْمَشْيِ إِلاَّ مَا تُطِيقُ».
Isma‘il ibn Abi Ziyad narrated with his chain of transmission that the Messenger of Allah سبحانه وتعالى (peace and blessings of Allah سبحانه وتعالى be upon him and his family) said: "A mount has certain rights upon its owner: - Begin by feeding it when you dismount. - Offer it water when you pass by a source. - Do not strike its face, for it glorifies its Lord عز وجل with praise. - Do not remain seated on its back except in the way of Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Mighty and Glorious. - Do not burden it beyond its capacity. Do not compel it to walk more than it can endure."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh