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Sunan Ibn Majah 2811 (Book 24, Hadith 59) #32165
The Reward of Shooting Arrows

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the reward of three people who are involved in shooting an arrow, and that shooting arrows, training horses and playing with one's wife are permissible activities for entertainment.

It was narrated from 'Uqbah bin 'Amir Al-Juhani that the Prophet said: "Allah will admit three people to Paradise by virtue of one arrow: The one who makes it, seeking reward by making it well; the one who shoots it; and the one who hands it to him". And the Messenger of Allah said: "Shoot and ride, and if you shoot that is dearer to me than if you ride. All things that a Muslim man does for entertainment are in vain except for shooting arrows, training his horse and playing with his wife, for these are things that bring reward".
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ، أَنْبَأَنَا هِشَامٌ الدَّسْتَوَائِيُّ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلاَّمٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الأَزْرَقِ، عَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَامِرٍ الْجُهَنِيِّ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ قَالَ ‏"‏ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَيُدْخِلُ بِالسَّهْمِ الْوَاحِدِ الثَّلاَثَةَ الْجَنَّةَ صَانِعَهُ يَحْتَسِبُ فِي صَنْعَتِهِ الْخَيْرَ وَالرَّامِيَ بِهِ وَالْمُمِدَّ بِهِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏"‏ ارْمُوا وَارْكَبُوا وَأَنْ تَرْمُوا أَحَبُّ إِلَىَّ مِنْ أَنْ تَرْكَبُوا وَكُلُّ مَا يَلْهُو بِهِ الْمَرْءُ الْمُسْلِمُ بَاطِلٌ إِلاَّ رَمْيَهُ بِقَوْسِهِ وَتَأْدِيبَهُ فَرَسَهُ وَمُلاَعَبَتَهُ امْرَأَتَهُ فَإِنَّهُنَّ مِنَ الْحَقِّ

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archery  *  horsemanship  *  marriage  *  entertainment  *  qasd  *  riyadah  *  zawaj  *  lahw

QUICK LESSONS:
Shoot arrows responsibly and moderately ; Train horses responsibly and moderately ; Play with your spouse responsibly and moderately .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about the reward of three people who are involved in shooting an arrow. It was narrated by Uqbah bin 'Amir Al-Juhani that the Prophet said Allah will admit three people to Paradise by virtue of one arrow; the one who makes it, seeking reward by making it well; the one who shoots it; and the one who hands it to him. Furthermore, he said that all things a Muslim man does for entertainment are in vain except for shooting arrows, training his horse and playing with his wife as these activities bring rewards. This hadith teaches us that we should be mindful of our actions as they can have positive or negative consequences depending on how we do them. We should strive to do good deeds so that we can receive rewards from Allah SWT. Additionally, this hadith also teaches us about moderation when engaging in permissible activities such as archery or horsemanship which can be done for entertainment purposes but not excessively so as to become sinful acts instead. Lastly, this hadith also encourages marriage between spouses as a way to enjoy life while still being rewarded by Allah SWT at the same time.

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