Riyad Us-Saliheen رياض الصالحين
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Obligation of Jihad
Ibn `Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) reported: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "There is goodness in the forelocks of horses till the Day of Resurrection."[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]


Commentary:
The "Khair", auspiciousness attributed to horses in the Hadith is for those horses which are employed in Jihad, because what Khair, in fact, signifies is return and reward, but war booty is also included in it. From this angle, the breeding of horses is a highly commendable act. The importance of horses for war in the past, needs no elucidation. Even in the present-day world, when the style of war has altogether changed and numerous dangerous weapons have been invented, horses are still playing an important role in the war.

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باب فضل الجهاد
وعنْ ابنِ عُمَر ، رضي اللَّه عنهما ، أَنَّ رسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وسَلَّم قال : « الخَيْلُ مَعْقُودٌ في نَوَاصِيَها الخَيرُ إلى يوْمِ القِيامَةٍِ » متفقٌ عليه .
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