Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh

Hadith 918
animals
2485 - وَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ : «اِشْتَرُوا اَلسُّودَ اَلْقِبَاحَ فَإِنَّهَا أَطْوَلُ اَلْإِبِلِ أَعْمَاراً ».
Hadith.2485 - Abu Abdullah (as) said: "Purchase black, unattractive camels, for they have the longest lifespans among camels."
Source: Shaykh Muḥammad b. ʿAlī al-Ṣaduq

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