[Machine] And some of them said, "The owner of the beast has the right to the front of the beast, unless he is given permission."
وَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ صَاحِبُ الدَّابَّةِ أَحَقُّ بِصَدْرِ الدَّابَّةِ، إِلاَّ أَنْ يَأْذَنَ لَهُ.
The worst of three (persons riding one, animal) was mentioned in ʿIkrima's presence ʿIkrima said, "Ibn ʿAbbas said, '(In the year of the conquest of Mecca) the Prophet ﷺ came and mounted Qutham in front of him and Al-Fadl behind him, or Qutham behind him and Al-Fadl in front of him.' Now which of them was the worst off and which was the best?"
حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ ذُكِرَ الأَشَرُّ الثَّلاَثَةُ عِنْدَ عِكْرِمَةَ فَقَالَ قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ أَتَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَقَدْ حَمَلَ قُثَمَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَالْفَضْلَ خَلْفَهُ أَوْ قُثَمَ خَلْفَهُ وَالْفَضْلَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فَأَيُّهُمْ شَرٌّ أَوْ أَيُّهُمْ خَيْرٌ