Yonus bin Yazid bin Abi al-Nijad يونس بن يزيد بن أبي النجاد · The Chapters on Jihad

“He was the best of people, the most generous of people, the most courageous of people. The people of Al-Madinah became alarmed one night, and he was the first of them to investigate the noise and din. He was riding a horse belonging to Abu Talhah, bareback, with no saddle. His sword was hanging from his neck and he was saying: ‘O people, do not be afraid,’ sending them back to their houses. Then he said of the horse, ‘We…

“There is goodness in the forelocks of horses until the Day of Resurrection.”