Can you provide the reference for this Hadith?
The best of horses is black with a white patch on the forehead and having whiteness on the upper lip and nose. The next best horse is a black horse with whiteness on the forehead and some white on [three] legs. The right leg does not have any whiteness. If it is not black, then a colour between black and red (i.e. reddish brown approaching chestnut) horse with these same markings.
Answer:
Imam Tirmidhi and Imam Ibn Majah (rahimahumallah) have recorded this narration on the authority of Sayyiduna Abu Qatadah (radiyallahu ‘anhu).
(Sunan Tirmidhi, Hadith: 1696 and Sunan Ibn Majah, Hadith: 2789. Also see: Musnad Ahmad, vol. 5 pg. 300 and Sahih Ibn Hibban; Al Ihsan, Hadith: 4676)
And Allah Ta’ala knows best.
Answered by: Moulana Suhail Motala
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