Orphan Rights

NatureAnd incite [to senselessness]whoever you can amongthem with your voice andassault them with yourhorses and foot soldiers andbecome a partner in theirwealth and their childrenand promise them.” ButSatan does not promise themexcept delusion. (64) Indeed,over My [believing] servantsthere is for you no authority.And sufficient is your Lord asDisposer of affairs. (65)”The Messenger, peace beupon him, also praisedhorses. He was quoted in thenarration of Abdullah IbnUmar, as saying: “There isalways goodness in horses tillthe Day of Resurrection.Narrated Abu Huraira thatthe Messenger, peace beupon him said: “The mainsource of disbelief is in theeast. Pride and arroganceare characteristics of theowners of horses andcamels, and those Bedouinswho are busy with theircamels and pay no attentionto Religion; while modestyand gentleness are thecharacteristics of the ownersof sheep.The horses of the Messenger,peace be upon himIbn Al-Qayyim, in his book(Zaad Al-Meaad), listed thehorses of the Messenger,peace be upon him, as hesaid: they are: As-Sakb: Thefirst horse owned by theMessenger, peace be uponhim. The Bedouin who soldto the Messenger, peacebe upon him, called it Ad-Dhars. Al-Mortajaz, Al-Lohayf,Lezaz, Az-Zarab, Sabhah, andA-Ward.Ibn Sayyedun-Nasmentioned that, in additionto the seven mentionedabove, the Messenger,peace be upon him, hadother horses: Al-Ablaq, Zul-Aql, Zul-Lamma, Al-Mortajal,Al-Mirwah, As-Sarhan, Al-Yasoob, Al-Ay’oob, Al-Bahr,Al-Adham, Ash-Shahaa’, Al-Sijil, Milwah, At-Tarf, An-Najib,and Al-Mandoob.Almost all of us know thesaying and urging of UmarIbn Al-Khattab to teachchildren horsemanship:“Teach your childrenswimming, archery, andhorse riding.” A bravehorseman is like a uniquepoet; caliphs would advancethem in their gatherings andbestow upon them their giftsand gratuities.Horses: poems and examplesAs Islam cared for andhonored horses, poets,through the years, formalizedhorses. They were stated,before and during the pre-Islamic era, in all Mu’allaqatand at the beginnings ofIslam.In battles, horses candistinguish between theirowners and their enemies.If their owners fall to theground, they will not stepon them, while they willinculcate the enemies withtheir hoofs.Man and his family can gohungry, yet he does notstarve his horse nor sell it,no matter how much he isoffered.If Arabic poetry has honoredhorses, bywords did notneglect their status as it wasstated in many proverbs,such as:Stronger than a horse;[He] hears better than ahorse, in Haymaa.Every steed has its ownstumble;He came after he lost hisbridle;They are like two horses ofgambling;Faster than a team of horses;etc.An Islamic Periodical Magazine - Issue No 18 June 2010 33