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Musnad Ahmad 323 (Book 2, Hadith 229) #34004
Teaching Children Swimming and Archery

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the importance of teaching children swimming and archery, and how to handle a situation when a stray arrow kills someone.

It was narrated that Abu Unma mah bin Sahl said: 'Umar wrote to AbuʼUbaidah bin al-Jarrah saying: Teach your children swimming and teach your fighters archery. After that they used to practise archery frequently, then a stray arrow came and killed a boy, and no one knew where it came from; he was under the care of his maternal uncle. Abu 'Ubaidah wrote to 'Umar about that asking: To whom should I pay his Diyah? 'Umar wrote back telling him that the Messenger of Allah used to say: "Allah and His Messenger are the mawla (guardian) of the one who has no mawla, and the maternal uncle is the heir of the one who has no heir".
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ آدَمَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَيَّاشٍ، عَنْ حَكِيمِ بْنِ حَكِيمٍ، عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ بْنِ سَهْلٍ، قَالَ كَتَبَ عُمَرُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ إِلَى أَبِي عُبَيْدَةَ بْنِ الْجَرَّاحِ أَنْ عَلِّمُوا غِلْمَانَكُمْ الْعَوْمَ وَمُقَاتِلَتَكُمْ الرَّمْيَ فَكَانُوا يَخْتَلِفُونَ إِلَى الْأَغْرَاضِ فَجَاءَ سَهْمٌ غَرْبٌ إِلَى غُلَامٍ فَقَتَلَهُ فَلَمْ يُوجَدْ لَهُ أَصْلٌ وَكَانَ فِي حَجْرِ خَالٍ لَهُ فَكَتَبَ فِيهِ أَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ إِلَى عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ إِلَى مَنْ أَدْفَعُ عَقْلَهُ فَكَتَبَ إِلَيْهِ عُمَرُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ كَانَ يَقُولُ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ مَوْلَى مَنْ لَا مَوْلَى لَهُ وَالْخَالُ وَارِثُ مَنْ لَا وَارِثَ لَهُ‏.‏

TOPICS
education  *  swimming  *  archery  *  talim  *  alrami  *  alrimah  *  diyat  *  diyah

QUICK LESSONS:
Teach your children swimming & archery; Be careful when practising activities; Take responsibility for your family members; Have faith in Allah's protection & guidance .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith highlights the importance of teaching children swimming and archery. It was narrated by Abu Unma mah bin Sahl that Umar wrote to Abu Ubaidah bin al-Jarrah telling him to teach his children swimming and archery. After this, people used to practise archery frequently but one day a stray arrow killed a boy who was under the care of his maternal uncle. When Abu Ubaidah wrote back asking whom he should pay diyah for the death, Umar replied with what Prophet Muhammad said which is that Allah and His Messenger are guardians of those who have no guardian, while maternal uncles are heirs of those who have no heir. This hadith teaches us that we should be careful when practising any activity as it can lead to unintended consequences such as death or injury; it also teaches us about responsibility towards our family members in case something happens to them due to our negligence or carelessness. Furthermore, it reminds us that Allah is always there for those who have no one else in their lives.

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