Tafsir Al-Jalalayn: An-Nahl, Ayah 8

An-Nahl · Ayah 8 · View Ayah
وَٱلْخَيْلَ وَٱلْبِغَالَ وَٱلْحَمِيرَ لِتَرْكَبُوهَا وَزِينَةًۭ ۚ وَيَخْلُقُ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ
And [He created] the horses, mules and donkeys for you to ride and [as] adornment. And He creates that which you do not know.

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Al-Jalalayn Commentary

And He created horses and mules and asses that you may ride them and for adornment wa-zīnatan is an object denoting reason; the use of both of these reasons ‘to ride’ and ‘for adornment’ as illustrations of God’s graces does not preclude that they may have been created for other purposes such as for consumption in the case of horses — which is established as lawful by a hadīth in both Sahīhs of Bukhārī and Muslim; and He creates what you do not know of marvelous and strange things.

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(And horses and mules and asses (hath He created) that ye may ride them) in the way of Allah, (and for ornament) they are good to look at. (And He createth that which ye know not) He says: He created things that you do not know, since He has not named them to you.

Related Hadiths

Sahih al-Bukhari#7075Sahih

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Horses may be used for three purposes: For a man they may be a source of reward (in the Hereafter); for another, a means of protection; and for another, a source of sin. ...

Narrated by Narrated Abu Huraira:
Sahih al-Bukhari#2745Sahih

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, " Horses are kept for one of three purposes; for some people they are a source of reward, for some others they are a means of shelter and for some others they are a source...

Narrated by Narrated Abu Huraira:
Sahih al-Bukhari#2277Sahih

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Keeping horses may be a source of reward to some (man), a shelter to another (i.e. means of earning one's living), or a burden to a third. He to whom the horse will be a ...

Narrated by Narrated Abu Huraira:
Sunan an-Nasa'i#3571Sahih

"Horses may bring reward to a man, or they may be a means of protection, or they may be a burden (of sin). As for that which brings reward, it is a man who keeps it for the cause of Allah and ties it ...

Narrated by It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah said:
Sahih al-Bukhari#4756Sahih

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, " Horses are kept for one of three purposes: A man may keep them (for Allah's Cause) to receive a reward in the Hereafter; another may keep them as a means of protection; ...

Narrated by Narrated Abu Huraira:
Sunan an-Nasa'i#3588Hasan

"A mule was given as a gift to the Messenger of Allah and he rode it." 'Ali said: "If we mate a donkey with a horse, we will have one like this." The Messenger of Allah said: "That is only done by tho...

Narrated by It was narrated that Ali bin Abi Talib, may Allah be pleased with him, said:
Sahih al-Bukhari#3490Sahih

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "A horse may be kept for one of three purposes: for a man it may be a source of reward; for another it may be a means of living; and for a third it may be a burden (a source of ...

Narrated by Narrated Abu Huraira:
Sunan Abu Dawud#2566Sahih

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was present with a she-mule which he rode, so Ali said: If we made asses cover mares we would have animals of this type. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Only those who do n...

Narrated by Narrated Ali ibn AbuTalib:
Jami` at-Tirmidhi#2614Hasan

"O Messenger of Allah, indeed, I love horses. Are there horses in Paradise?" The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: "If you are admitted into Paradise, you shall be brought a horse of rubies with two ...

Narrated by Abu Ayyub narrated that a Bedouin came to the Prophet (s.a.w) and said:
Jami` at-Tirmidhi#2613Hasan

"O Messenger of Allah, are there horses in Paradise?" He said, "If Allah admits you into Paradise, you will not wish to be carried, on a horse of rubies that will fly with you wherever you want in Pa...

Narrated by Sulaiman bin Buraidah narrated from his father that a man asked the Prophet (ﷺ):

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