عَنْ سَهْلِ بنِ عَمْرٍو -وَقيلَ: سَهْلِ بنِ الرَّبيعِ بنِ عَمرٍو الأنْصَاريِّ المَعرُوفِ بابنِ الحنْظَلِيَّةِ، وهُوَ منْ أهْلِ بَيْعةِ الرِّضْوَانِ-، رَضِيَ اللّهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: مرَّ رسولُ اللّهِ صَلّى اللّهُ عَلَيْهِ وسَلَّمَ بِبَعِيرٍ قَدْ لَحِقَ ظَهْرُهُ ببطْنِهِ فقالَ: «اتَّقُوا اللّهَ في هذهِ البهَائِمِ المُعْجَمَةِ، فَارْكبُوهَا صَالِحَةً، وكُلُوها صالِحَةً» رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُودَ بإسنادٍ صحيحٍ.
Sahl ibn Amr, and it is also said Sahl ibn al-Rabi' ibn Amr al-Ansari, known as Ibn al-Hanzaliyyah, who was among the people of the Pledge of al-Ridwan (may Allah be pleased with him), reported: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by a camel whose back had drawn near to its belly, and he said: "Fear Allah regarding these dumb beasts. Ride them while they are sound and eat them while they are sound." Reported by Abu Dawud with an authentic chain.
الشرح · explanation
لحق ظهره ببطنه: كناية عن شدة هزاله. المعجمة: أي لا تتكلم فتفصح عن ألمها. صالحة: أي إذا كانت تطيق الركوب وتطيب للأكل.
"Its back had drawn near to its belly": a metaphor for the severity of its emaciation. "Dumb": that is, they do not speak so as to express their pain. "Sound": that is, when they are fit to be ridden and wholesome to be eaten.
الدروس · lessons
الحثّ على الرفق بالحيوان والدواب، وعدم إرهاقها لأنّها تتألم ولا تتكلم. المحافظة على الأموال وعدم إتلافها.
Encouragement to be kind to animals and beasts, and not to overburden them, for they feel pain yet do not speak. Safeguarding wealth and not squandering it.