56. Jihạd (Fighting for the Cause of Allah)

٥٦۔ كتاب الجهاد والسير

56.78 Exhortation to archery (i.e., arrow throwing)

٥٦۔٧٨ باب التَّحْرِيضِ عَلَى الرَّمْىِ

[Machine] "And according to the saying of Allah the Exalted: 'Prepare for them whatever force you are able to muster, and from the tethering of horses, that you may terrify the enemy of Allah and your enemy.'"

وَقَوْلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى: {وَأَعِدُّوا لَهُمْ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُمْ مِنْ قُوَّةٍ وَمِنْ رِبَاطِ الْخَيْلِ تُرْهِبُونَ بِهِ عَدُوَّ اللَّهِ وَعَدُوَّكُمْ}.

bukhari:2899ʿAbdullāh b. Maslamah > Ḥātim b. Ismāʿīl > Yazīd b. Abū ʿUbayd > Salamah b. al-Akwaʿ

The Prophet ﷺ passed by some people of the tribe of Bani Aslam who were practicing archery. The Prophet said, "O Bani Ismaʿil ! Practice archery as your father Ismaʿil was a great archer. Keep on throwing arrows and I am with Bani so-and-so." So one of the parties ceased throwing. Allah's Apostle said, "Why do you not throw?" They replied, "How should we throw while you are with them (i.e. on their side)?" On that the Prophet ﷺ said, "Throw, and I am with all of you."  

البخاري:٢٨٩٩حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ حَدَّثَنَا حَاتِمُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي عُبَيْدٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ سَلَمَةَ بْنَ الأَكْوَعِ ؓ قَالَ

مَرَّ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ عَلَى نَفَرٍ مِنْ أَسْلَمَ يَنْتَضِلُونَ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ ارْمُوا بَنِي إِسْمَاعِيلَ فَإِنَّ أَبَاكُمْ كَانَ رَامِيًا ارْمُوا وَأَنَا مَعَ بَنِي فُلاَنٍ قَالَ فَأَمْسَكَ أَحَدُ الْفَرِيقَيْنِ بِأَيْدِيهِمْ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَا لَكُمْ لاَ تَرْمُونَ قَالُوا كَيْفَ نَرْمِي وَأَنْتَ مَعَهُمْ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ ارْمُوا فَأَنَا مَعَكُمْ كُلِّكُمْ  

bukhari:2900Abū Nuʿaym > ʿAbd al-Raḥman b. al-Ghasīl > Ḥamzah b. Abū Usayd from his father

On the day (of the battle) of Badr when we stood in rows against (the army of) Quraish and they stood in rows against us, the Prophet ﷺ said, "When they do come near you, throw arrows at them."  

البخاري:٢٩٠٠حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ الْغَسِيلِ عَنْ حَمْزَةَ بْنِ أَبِي أُسَيْدٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ

قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَوْمَ بَدْرٍ حِينَ صَفَفْنَا لِقُرَيْشٍ وَصَفُّوا لَنَا إِذَا أَكْثَبُوكُمْ فَعَلَيْكُمْ بِالنَّبْلِ