لَا تَتَّخِذُوا ظُهُورَ دَوَابِّكُمْ مَنَابِرَ
Do not turn the backs of your riding animals into pulpits.
Source: أبو داود
In لَا تَتَّخِذُوا, لَا prohibits, and تَتَّخِذُوا is a plural verb meaning “do not make.” ظُهُورَ means “backs”; دَوَابِّكُمْ refers to your riding animals; and مَنَابِرَ means “pulpits” or elevated speaking platforms.
The warning concerns treating an animal’s back like a platform for unnecessarily prolonged conversation while the animal bears the burden. Riding for an appropriate purpose is different from causing avoidable discomfort by keeping an animal standing under its rider. Benefit from animals entails attention to their welfare.