10. Horses
١٠۔ كِتَابُ الْخَيْلِ
"Omens are only in three things: a woman, a horse or a house." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 3568)
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «الشُّؤْمُ فِي ثَلَاثٍ الْمَرْأَةِ وَالْفَرَسِ وَالدَّارِ»
"An omen is in a dwelling, a woman or a horse." Abu Dawud said: This tradition was read out to al-Harith b. Miskin and I was witness. It was said to him that Ibn Qasim told him that Malik was asked about evil omen in a horse and in a house. He replied: There are many houses in which people lived and perished and again others lived therein and they also perished. This is its explanation so far as we know. Allah knows best. Abu Dawud said: 'Umar (ra) said: A mat in a house better than a woman who does not give birth to a child. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 3922)
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «الشُّؤْمُ فِي الدَّارِ وَالْمَرْأَةِ وَالْفَرَسِ»
"If there are (omens) in anything, they are in houses, women and horses." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 3570)
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «إِنْ يَكُ الشُّؤْمُ فِي شَيْءٍ فَفِي الرَّبْعَةِ وَالْمَرْأَةِ وَالْفَرَسِ»