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Sunan an-Nasai 3578 (Book 28, Hadith 18) #18192
The Permissibility of Shooting Arrows for Good

SUMMARY: This hadith explains that shooting arrows is a form of worship and can lead to Paradise, as long as it is done with the intention of seeking good. It also states that playing with one's wife, training horses and shooting arrows are all permissible forms of play.

It was narrated that Khalid bin Yazid Al-Juhani said: "Uqbah bin 'Amir used to pass by me and say: 'O Khalid, let us go out and shoot arrows'. One day I came late and he said: 'O Khalid, come and I will tell you what the Messenger of Allah said'. So I went to him and he said: 'The Messenger of Allah said: Allah will admit three people to Paradise because of one arrow: The one who makes it seeking good thereby, the one who shoots it and the one who hands it to him. So shoot and ride, and if you shoot that is dearer to me than if you ride. And play is only in three things: A man training his horse, and playing with his wife, and shooting with his bow and arrow. Whoever gives up shooting after learning it because he is no longer interested in it, that is a blessing for which he is ungrateful -or that he has rejected'."
أَخْبَرَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ مُجَالِدٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ يُونُسَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ بْنِ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو سَلاَّمٍ الدِّمَشْقِيُّ، عَنْ خَالِدِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ الْجُهَنِيِّ، قَالَ كَانَ عُقْبَةُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ يَمُرُّ بِي فَيَقُولُ يَا خَالِدُ اخْرُجْ بِنَا نَرْمِي ‏.‏ فَلَمَّا كَانَ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ أَبْطَأْتُ عَنْهُ فَقَالَ يَا خَالِدُ تَعَالَ أُخْبِرْكَ بِمَا قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ فَأَتَيْتُهُ فَقَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏"‏ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُدْخِلُ بِالسَّهْمِ الْوَاحِدِ ثَلاَثَةَ نَفَرٍ الْجَنَّةَ صَانِعَهُ يَحْتَسِبُ فِي صُنْعِهِ الْخَيْرَ وَالرَّامِيَ بِهِ وَمُنَبِّلَهُ وَارْمُوا وَارْكَبُوا وَأَنْ تَرْمُوا أَحَبُّ إِلَىَّ مِنْ أَنْ تَرْكَبُوا وَلَيْسَ اللَّهْوُ إِلاَّ فِي ثَلاَثَةٍ تَأْدِيبِ الرَّجُلِ فَرَسَهُ وَمُلاَعَبَتِهِ امْرَأَتَهُ وَرَمْيِهِ بِقَوْسِهِ وَنَبْلِهِ وَمَنْ تَرَكَ الرَّمْىَ بَعْدَ مَا عَلِمَهُ رَغْبَةً عَنْهُ فَإِنَّهَا نِعْمَةٌ كَفَرَهَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ أَوْ قَالَ ‏"‏ كَفَرَ بِهَا

TOPICS
shooting  *  arrows  *  paradise  *  horses  *  wife  *  ramaan  *  qaair  *  jannah  *  alkhayl  *  alzawj

QUICK LESSONS:
Seek goodness through activities such as archery; Train horses; Play with spouse etc.; Show gratitude towards blessings from Allah

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith explains the importance of shooting arrows for good intentions. It was narrated by Khalid bin Yazid al Juhani who said that Uqbah bin 'Amir used to pass by him and invite him to go out and shoot arrows. One day he came late and Uqbah told him what the Messenger of Allah said about shooting arrows - that Allah will admit three people into paradise because of one arrow; the one who makes it seeking good thereby, the one who shoots it, and the one who hands it to him. The Prophet also stated that playing is only in three things; training horses, playing with his wife, or shooting bows and arrows. He warned against giving up this activity after learning it because then you would be ungrateful or rejecting a blessing from Allah.

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