Sharhabeel bin Muslim Khaulani says: Ruh bin Zinba’ came to meet Sayyiduna Tamim Dari (may Allah be pleased with him) and found him in the state that he was cleaning barley for his horse, and his wife and children were sitting around him. Ruh said: Is there not among these people a servant who could suffice you in this task? Sayyiduna Tamim (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Yes, of course, but the real matter is that I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say:“When a Muslim man cleans barley for his horse and feeds it to him, then for every single grain, a good deed is written for him.”

Sayyiduna Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates from Sayyiduna Suhail bin Hanzaliyah (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said to us: The one who spends on a horse in the way of Allah is like a person who has spread out his hands with charity and does not close them.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) used to arrange for the training of horses.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Utbah bin Abd Salma (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade cutting the hair of a horse’s neck, tail, and forehead, and said: The tails of horses drive away (flies and the like), the hair of the neck protects them from the cold, and as for the foreheads—how excellent they are, for Allah Almighty has attached goodness to them until the Day of Resurrection.

It is narrated from Abdullah bin Masood (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Horses are of three kinds: one horse is for the Most Merciful (Rahman), one is for a human, and one is for Satan. The horse for the Most Merciful is the one that is kept tied for the path of Allah; its fodder, even its dung and urine—the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned many things about it—there is reward in all of them. The satanic horse is the one on which gambling is played and (according to the ways of ignorance) bets are placed. The human’s horse is the one that a person keeps so that it may produce offspring and his needs may be covered (that is, through it the needs of the household are fulfilled).

It is narrated from an Ansari companion (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Horses are of three kinds: One is the horse that a person keeps tied for the sake of Allah Almighty; its price is also a reward, riding it is also a reward, lending it temporarily is also a reward, and feeding it is also a reward. The second is the horse on which gambling and (pre-Islamic) competitions are held; the price of such a horse is a sin, and its feed is a burden for the owner. The third is the horse that is kept so that it may give birth to offspring; it is possible that because of this kind, the owner’s poverty may be removed.

It is narrated from Abu Shamasah, he says: Muawiyah bin Hudayj passed by Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) and he was standing by his horse. He asked him that he is always occupied with his horse. Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I think that the prayer of this horse is accepted. He said: What is the reality of the prayer of an animal among the animals? He said: By the One in Whose hand is my soul! There is no horse except that at the time of suhoor it prays: O Allah! You have entrusted me to one of Your servants among Your servants and placed my sustenance in his hand, so make me more beloved to him than his family, wealth, and children. Imam Ahmad said: Amr bin Harith has agreed with Ibn Shamasah in narrating this.

It is narrated from Muawiyah bin Hudaij, who says that Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) reports that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Every Arabian horse is permitted to make two supplications at every dawn. So it says: O Allah! Whomever among the children of Adam You assign me to, make me more beloved to him than his family and wealth. Imam Ahmad said: Amr bin Harith differed in this and said: Yazid from Abdur Rahman bin Shumasah, and Laith also said: from Abu Shumasah.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: The best number of camels is thirty; among them, the finest camel is ridden, its bucket is lent, the milking she-camel is given as a gift, and on the day of watering, when they are gathered in their enclosures, they are milked and (the milk is) given to the needy.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Bashir Ansari, may Allah be pleased with him, who says: We were with the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, on a journey. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, sent a messenger who was announcing that no necklace should be left on the neck of a camel, whether it is made of string or anything else. The narrator Ismail says: I think at that time people were at the watering places. (Musnad Ahmad: 22232)