Chapter

The Book of Horses, Races and Shooting

كتاب الخيل

Arabic Text

أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الأَعْلَى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ "‏ إِنْ يَكُ فِي شَىْءٍ فَفِي الرَّبْعَةِ وَالْمَرْأَةِ وَالْفَرَسِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

English Translation

It was narrated from Jabir that the Messenger of Allah said:

"If there are (omens) in anything, they are in houses, women and horses."