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Then he was asked, „O Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be
upon him, what about horses?‟ He answered, „Horses will be divided
into three groups: those which are a burden for their owner, those
which are a shield for him and those which make their owner worthy
of reward. As for those who are a burden for their owner, they are
the ones bred for show or for pride, or as a cause of injury to
Muslims. They will be a cause of punishment for their owner. The
ones which are a shield for their owners are those which were bred
by him for the Cause of Allah and he does not forget that which is
due to Allah in respect of their backs and their necks. They are his
shield. These horses make their owner worthy of reward and are the
ones which are raised in meadows and gardens for use in the
Cause of Allah by Muslims. Whatever they eat from meadows and
gardens is recorded as good deeds of their owner, so much so that
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upon him, what about horses?‟ He answered, „Horses will be divided
into three groups: those which are a burden for their owner, those
which are a shield for him and those which make their owner worthy
of reward. As for those who are a burden for their owner, they are
the ones bred for show or for pride, or as a cause of injury to
Muslims. They will be a cause of punishment for their owner. The
ones which are a shield for their owners are those which were bred
by him for the Cause of Allah and he does not forget that which is
due to Allah in respect of their backs and their necks. They are his
shield. These horses make their owner worthy of reward and are the
ones which are raised in meadows and gardens for use in the
Cause of Allah by Muslims. Whatever they eat from meadows and
gardens is recorded as good deeds of their owner, so much so that
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