33/27. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1875b — Meaning of Shikal Horse
Disliked qualities in Horses
Meaning of Shikal Horse in Hadith
Sahih Muslim : 1875b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1875b
وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي ح، وَحَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ بِشْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ، الرَّزَّاقِ جَمِيعًا عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ . مِثْلَهُ وَزَادَ فِي حَدِيثِ عَبْدِ الرَّزَّاقِ وَالشِّكَالُ أَنْ يَكُونَ الْفَرَسُ فِي رِجْلِهِ الْيُمْنَى بَيَاضٌ وَفِي يَدِهِ الْيُسْرَى أَوْ فِي يَدِهِ الْيُمْنَى وَرِجْلِهِ الْيُسْرَى .
Abd ar-Razzaq Narrated from:
This tradition has been narrated on the authority of Sufyan with the addition from Abd ar-Razzaq (one of the narrators) explaining the meaning of shikal as a bone whose right back foot and left front foot or left back foot and right front foot are white.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1875bIn-book reference : Book 33, Hadith 153USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 20, Hadith 4624
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1875b
This narration gives the same Shikal horse hadith and adds an explanation from Abd ar-Razzaq, one of the narrators. It explains Shikal as a horse with whiteness on the right back foot and left front foot, or on the right front foot and left back foot. This makes the report easier to understand for readers searching what is Shikal horse, Shikal horse meaning, or horse markings in hadith. The core teaching remains that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم used to dislike the Shikal among horses. The added note explains the physical marking pattern, not a separate ruling or hidden reason. A careful explanation should keep those two points together: the dislike is reported, and the marking pattern is described.
What we learn from this hadith
- This version explains the Shikal marking pattern.
- Shikal is described as whiteness on opposite front and back legs.
- The core report remains that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم disliked the Shikal horse.
- The added explanation is from a narrator and should be treated as an explanation of the term.
