Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو حَدَّثَنَا زَائِدَةُ حَدَّثَنَا الرُّكَيْنُ بْنُ الرَّبِيعِ بْنِ عُمَيْلَةَ عَنْ أَبِي عَمْرٍو الشَّيْبَانِيِّ عَنْ رَجُلٍ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ الْخَيْلُ ثَلَاثَةٌ فَرَسٌ يَرْبُطُهُ الرَّجُلُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى فَثَمَنُهُ أَجْرٌ وَرُكُوبُهُ أَجْرٌ وَعَارِيَتُهُ أَجْرٌ وَعَلَفُهُ أَجْرٌ وَفَرَسٌ يُغَالِقُ عَلَيْهَا الرَّجُلُ وَيُرَاهِنُ فَثَمَنُهُ وِزْرٌ وَعَلَفُهُ وِزْرٌ وَرُكُوبُهُ وِزْرٌ وَفَرَسٌ لِلْبِطْنَةِ فَعَسَى أَنْ يَكُونَ سَدَّادًا مِنْ الْفَقْرِ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى.
English Translation
Mu'awiyah b. 'Amr told us, Za'idah told us, al-Rukayn b. al-Rabi' b. 'Umaylah told us, from Abu 'Amr al-Shaybani, from a man of the Ansar, from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), who said: "Horses are of three kinds: a horse which a man ties up in the way of God the Exalted - its price is a reward, its riding is a reward, its loan is a reward, and its fodder is a reward; a horse over which a man gambles and wagers - its price is a sin, its fodder is a sin, and its riding is a sin; and a horse kept for the belly - it may well be a shield against poverty, if God the Exalted wills."