The Meaning of "Tails of Cattle" in the Hadith
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Question:
What is meant by "tails of cattle" in this hadith narrated by Ibn 'Umar, in which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:.
Answer:
It means in tilling the land, in agriculture. They occupied themselves with agriculture and neglected jihad; because people have always tilled the land using cattle, and some using camels. Cattle were the predominant means for people before machines came.
Q: Do you mean that people occupied themselves with agriculture?
A: I mean that their occupation with agriculture was at the expense of jihad.
What is meant by "tails of cattle" in this hadith narrated by Ibn 'Umar, in which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
When people become stingy with the dinar and the dirham, and trade with 'inah, and follow the tails of cattle
إذا ضن الناس بالدينار والدرهم وتبايعوا بالعينة واتبعوا أذناب البقرAnswer:
It means in tilling the land, in agriculture. They occupied themselves with agriculture and neglected jihad; because people have always tilled the land using cattle, and some using camels. Cattle were the predominant means for people before machines came.
Q: Do you mean that people occupied themselves with agriculture?
A: I mean that their occupation with agriculture was at the expense of jihad.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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