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Sunan Abi Dawud 2513 (Book 15, Hadith 37) #22804
The Blessing of Archery

SUMMARY: Archery is a blessing from Allah and should be appreciated. It is one of the few activities that are permissible for amusement.

Narrated Uqbah ibn Amir: I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: Allah, Most High, will cause three persons to enter Paradise for one arrow: the maker when he has a good motive in making it, the one who shoots it, and the one who hands it; so shoot and ride, but your shooting is dearer to me than your riding. Everything with which a man amuses himself is vain except three (things): a man's training of his horse, his playing with his wife, and his shooting with his bow and arrow. If anyone abandons archery after becoming an adept through distaste for it, it is a blessing he has abandoned; or he said: for which he has been ungrateful.
حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ، حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ يَزِيدَ بْنِ جَابِرٍ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو سَلاَّمٍ، عَنْ خَالِدِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَامِرٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ ‏:‏ ‏"‏ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يُدْخِلُ بِالسَّهْمِ الْوَاحِدِ ثَلاَثَةَ نَفَرٍ الْجَنَّةَ ‏:‏ صَانِعَهُ يَحْتَسِبُ فِي صَنْعَتِهِ الْخَيْرَ، وَالرَّامِيَ بِهِ، وَمُنْبِلَهُ، وَارْمُوا وَارْكَبُوا، وَأَنْ تَرْمُوا أَحَبُّ إِلَىَّ مِنْ أَنْ تَرْكَبُوا، لَيْسَ مِنَ اللَّهْوِ إِلاَّ ثَلاَثٌ ‏:‏ تَأْدِيبُ الرَّجُلِ فَرَسَهُ وَمُلاَعَبَتُهُ أَهْلَهُ وَرَمْيُهُ بِقَوْسِهِ وَنَبْلِهِ، وَمَنْ تَرَكَ الرَّمْىَ بَعْدَ مَا عَلِمَهُ رَغْبَةً عَنْهُ فَإِنَّهَا نِعْمَةٌ تَرَكَهَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ أَوْ قَالَ ‏:‏ ‏"‏ كَفَرَهَا
TOPICS
archery  *  blessing  *  amusement  *  qaws  *  istialaa  *  thayibah

QUICK LESSONS:
Appreciate all blessings from Allah no matter how small they may seem as they can lead to great rewards in both this life and in the hereafter; Train horses; Play with wives; Shoot with bows & arrows; Show gratitude & appreciation towards blessings from God .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about the blessing of archery and how it is one of the few activities that are permissible for amusement. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said that Allah will cause three persons to enter Paradise for one arrow - the maker, shooter, and hander - so shooting with a bow and arrow should be appreciated as it has been blessed by Allah. He also mentioned that training horses, playing with wives, and shooting with bows and arrows are some of the only activities which are not considered vain or wasteful. If someone abandons archery after becoming an adept through distaste for it, they have been ungrateful for this blessing from Allah. This hadith teaches us to appreciate all blessings from Allah no matter how small they may seem as they can lead to great rewards in both this life and in the hereafter.

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