Zād al-Maʿād - Ibn al-Qayyim - (1/130)

al-Shāfi‘ī in a verse, saying:

“The horses are Sakb, Luhayf, Sabha, Zarib,
Lizāz, Murtajiz, Ward—with secrets of their own.”

His son, Imam ‘Izz al-Dīn ‘Abd al-‘Azīz Abū ‘Umar—may Allah honour him through obedience to Him—related this to me on his authority (1).

It is said that he had fifteen other horses, though these are disputed (2).

The two sides of his saddle were made of palm fibre.

Among his mules was Duldul, a grey mule given to him by al-Muqawqis. He also had another mule called Fidda, given to him by Farwa al-Judhāmī; a grey mule given to him by the ruler of Ayla; and another given to him by the ruler of Dūmat al-Jandal. It is also said that the Negus gave the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, a mule which he used to ride (3).

Among his donkeys was ‘Ufayr, which was grey, given to him by al-Muqawqis, king of the Copts; and another donkey given to him by Farwa al-Judhāmī.

It is reported that Sa‘d ibn ‘Ubāda gave the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, a donkey, which he rode (4).

(1) ‘Izz al-Dīn Ibn Jamā‘a died in 767, and his father, Badr al-Dīn, in 733. ‘Izz al-Dīn states in his Mukhtasar (p. 136) that his father recited the aforementioned verse to him more than once. (2) Al-Dimyātī lists their names in his Mukhtasar (p. 179) and states that he mentioned and discussed them in his book al-Khayl (Horses). (3) Ibn Jamā‘a (p. 138) cites this from Akhlāq al-Nabī (The Character of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace) by Abū al-Shaykh (2:467), who narrated it from Ibn ‘Abbās. See also the later section on the Prophet’s practice of riding, may Allah bless him and grant him peace (p. 161). (4) Ibn Jamā‘a (p. 139) cites this from Asāmī man Ardafahu al-Nabī (Names of Those Whom the Prophet Carried Behind Him, may Allah bless him and grant him peace) by Ibn Manda (p. 87).

الشافعي في بيت، فقال: والخيلُ سَكْبٌ لُحَيفٌ سَبْحةٌ ظَرِبٌ ... لِزَازُ مرتجِزٌ وَرْدٌ لها اسرارُ أخبرني بذلك عنه ولده الإمام عزُّ الدين عبد العزيز أبو عمر أعزَّه الله بطاعته (١). وقيل: كانت له أفراس أُخَر خمسة عشر، ولكن مختلف فيها (٢). وكان دفَّتا سَرْجه من ليف. وكان له من البغال دُلدُل، وكانت شهباء أهداها له المُقَوقِس. وبغلة أخرى يقال لها: فِضَّة، أهداها له فَروة الجُذامي. وبغلة شهباء أهداها له صاحب أيلة. وأخرى أهداها له صاحب دُومة الجندل، وقد قيل: إن النجاشي أهدى للنبي ﷺ بغلةً، فكان يركبها (٣). ومن الحمير عُفَير وكان أشهب، أهداه له المُقَوقِس ملكُ القبط، وحمار آخر أهداه له فَروة الجُذامي. وذُكِر أن سعد بن عبادة أعطى النبيَّ ﷺ حمارًا فركبه (٤).

(١) توفي عز الدين ابن جماعة سنة ٧٦٧ وأبوه بدر الدين سنة ٧٣٣. وذكر عز الدين في مختصره (ص ١٣٦) أن والده أنشده البيت المذكور غير مرَّة. (٢) سمَّاها الدمياطي في «مختصره» (ص ١٧٩) وقال إنه ذكرها وشرحها في كتاب «الخيل» له. (٣) نقله ابن جماعة (ص ١٣٨) من كتاب «أخلاق النبي ﷺ» لأبي الشيخ (٢/ ٤٦٧) وقد رواه عن ابن عباس. وانظر ما يأتي في فصل هديه ﷺ في الركوب (ص ١٦١). (٤) نقله ابن جماعة (ص ١٣٩) من كتاب «أسامي من أردفه النبي ﷺ» لابن منده (ص ٨٧).