حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ: رَأْسُ الْكُفْرِ نَحْوَ الْمَشْرِقِ، وَالْفَخْرُ وَالْخُيَلاَءُ فِي أَهْلِ الْخَيْلِ وَالإِبِلِ، الْفَدَّادِينَ أَهْلِ الْوَبَرِ، وَالسَّكِينَةُ فِي أَهْلِ الْغَنَمِ.
Abu Hurayra reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless
him and grant him peace, said, "The head (or summit) of disbelief lies
towards the east and the pride and arrogance lie in people who possess
horses and camels who are also coarse - the bedouins. Tranquillity
lies in people who possess sheep."
Ibn 'Abbas said, "I never cease to wonder at dogs and sheep. Such-and-such
a number of sheep were slaughtered in the year and such-and-such a number
were sacrificed for hajj. One bitch has a litter of such-and-such a number
of puppies, and sheep have more than the dog."
Humayd ibn Malik ibn Khuthaym said, "I was sitting with Abu Hurayra
on some land he owned at 'Aqiq when some of the people of Madina came to
him on their animals and dismounted. Abu Hurayra said, 'Go to my mother
and tell her, "Your son sends you greetings and asks you to give us something
to eat."'"
