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    Question ID: 733Country: India

    Title: I want to know the names of the animals which Rasulullah (s.a.w) possessed.

    Question: assalamualikum w.w. I want to know the names of the animals which Rasulullah (s.a.w) possessed. e.g aap (s.a.w) camel, horse etc.

    Answer ID: 733

    Bismillah hir-Rahman nir-Rahim !

    (Fatwa: 261/L)

     

    The name of she-camel of the Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallah) was: Qaswa, as it is mentioned in a Hadith of Sahih Muslim:

    ثم رکب القصواء حتی اذا استوت بہ ناقتہ علی البیداء (اخرجہ مسلم ، الحج، باب حجة النبی صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم، رقم 1218)

    In some other traditions, there have been mentioned some other names as well like Jadaa and Azbaa.

     

    The name of the his horse was: Lukhaif, as in Sahih Bukhari:

    کان للنبی صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم فرساً یقال لہ: اللحیف۔ قال ابو عبد اللہ: وقال بعضھم: اللخیف (اخرجہ البخاری، الجھاد، باب اسم الفرس والحمار، رقم 2855)

     

    While the name of donkey was: Ufair (Bukhari, 2856) Once the Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallah) borrowed the donkey of Hazrat Abu Talha, its name was: Mandoob.

    Allah (Subhana Wa Ta'ala) knows Best

    Darul Ifta,

    Darul Uloom Deoband, India