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وَٱلْخَيْلَ وَٱلْبِغَالَ وَٱلْحَمِيرَ لِتَرْكَبُوهَا وَزِينَةًۭ ۚ وَيَخْلُقُ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ﴿٨

Translation (Sahih International)

And [He created] the horses, mules and donkeys for you to ride and [as] adornment. And He creates that which you do not know.

Word-by-word meaning

وَٱلْخَيْلَwal-khaylaAnd horses
وَٱلْبِغَالَwal-bighālaand mules
وَٱلْحَمِيرَwal-ḥamīraand donkeys
لِتَرْكَبُوهَاlitarkabūhāfor you to ride them
وَزِينَةًۭ ۚwazīnatanand (as) adornment
وَيَخْلُقُwayakhluquAnd He creates
مَاwhat
لَاnot
تَعْلَمُونَtaʿlamūnayou know

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

This refers to another category of animals that Allah has created as a blessing for His servants; horses, mules and donkeys, all of which He made for riding and adornment.This is the main purpose for which these animals were created. It was reported in the Two Sahihs that Jabir bin `Abdullah said: "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade us to eat the meat of domestic donkeys, but he allowed us to eat the meat of horses.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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