The Tools for the Stumpers

السَّرْجُ مَرْكَبٌ مَلْعُونٌ لِلنِّسَاءِ.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘The saddle is a condemned riding thing for women.”’

سُئِلَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ جُلُودِ السِّبَاعِ فَقَالَ ارْكَبُوهَا وَ لَا تَلْبَسُوا شَيْئاً مِنْهَا تُصَلُّونَ فِيهِ.

“Once abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), was asked about the skins of beasts. He (the Imam) said, ‘You can use them when riding but you must not use them during performing Salat (prayer).”’

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ السَّرْجِ وَ اللِّجَامِ فِيهِ الْفِضَّةُ أَ يُرْكَبُ بِهِ فَقَالَ إِنْ كَانَ مُمَوَّهاً[3] لَا يُقْدَرُ عَلَى نَزْعِهِ فَلَا بَأْسَ وَ إِلَّا فَلَا تَرْكَبْ بِهِ.

“I once asked abu al-Hassan (a.s.), about the saddle and the rein in which silver is used; if it can be used. He (the Imam) said, ‘If it is in a whitewashing (painted) form which cannot be removed, then it is not harmful, otherwise, you must not ride with it.’”

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ‌ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ص لِعَلِيٍّ ع إِيَّاكَ أَنْ تَرْكَبَ مِيثَرَةً حَمْرَاءَ فَإِنَّهَا مِيثَرَةُ إِبْلِيسَ.

‘You must never use a red saddlecloth; it is the saddlecloth of Satan.’”

‌ أَنَّ عَلِيَّ بْنَ الْحُسَيْنِ ع كَانَ يَرْكَبُ عَلَى قَطِيفَةٍ حَمْرَاءَ

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that ‘Ali ibn al-Husayn, ‘Alayhim al-Salam, rode on a piece of marigold red color cloth.’”

كَانَتْ بُرَةُ نَاقَةِ[1] رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص مِنْ فِضَّةٍ.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that the ring in the nostrils of the camel of the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, was made of silver.’”