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Qurʾān Bukhārī Muslim Nasāʾī Abū Dāwūd Tirmidhī Ibn Mājah Mālik Aḥmad Dārimī Ḥākim Ibn Ḥibbān Ṭabarānī Nasāʾī's Kubrá Bayhaqī al-Luʾluʾ wa-al-Marjān Ibn Rajab's Fifty Riyāḍ al-Ṣāliḥīn Aḥmad's Zuhd Suyūṭī
hakim:2468 – Abū ʿAbdullāh Muḥammad b. ʿAbdullāh al-Zāhid al-Aṣbahānī > al-Ḥasan b. ʿAlī b. Baḥr b. Barrī from my father > Sūwayd b. ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz > Muḥammad b. ʿAjlān > Saʿīd al-Maqburī > Abū Hurayrah

[Machine] "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Everything from the pleasures of this worldly life is void, except for three things: your practice with your bow, your training of your horse, and your play with your family, as these are from what is true.' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ also said, 'Practice archery and ride horses, for indeed if you practice archery, Allah will admit three into Jannah (Paradise) for the work and intention put into it - the one who shoots, the one who prepares the arrow, and the one who carries the arrow.'"

This is a saying of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ mentioned in Sahih Muslim.  

الحاكم:٢٤٦٨ – حَدَّثَنَاهُ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الزَّاهِدُ الْأَصْبَهَانِيُّ ثنا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ بَحْرِ بْنِ بَرِّيٍّ ثنا أَبِي ثنا سُوَيْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَجْلَانَ عَنْ سَعِيدٍ الْمَقْبُرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «كُلُّ شَيْءٍ مِنْ لَهُوِ الدُّنْيَا بَاطِلٌ إِلَّا ثَلَاثَةٌ انْتِضَالُكَ بِقَوْسِكَ وَتَأْدِيبُكَ فَرَسَكَ وَمُلَاعَبَتُكَ أَهْلَكَ فَإِنَّهَا مِنَ الْحَقِّ» وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «انْتَضِلُوا وَارْكَبُوا وَإِنْ تَنْتَضِلُوا أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَيُدخِلُ بِالسَّهْمِ الْوَاحِدِ ثَلَاثَةً الْجَنَّةَ صَانِعَهُ يَحْتَسِبُ فِيهِ الْخَيْرَ وَالْمُتَنَبِّلُ وَالرَّامِيَ بِهِ» على شرط مسلم  

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Collected by Tirmidhī, Ibn Mājah, Aḥmad, Suyūṭī
tirmidhi:1637a – Aḥmad b. Manīʿ > Yazīd b. Hārūn > Muḥammad b. Isḥāq > ʿAbdullāh b. ʿAbd al-Raḥman b. Abū Ḥusayn

That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Indeed, Allah will surely admit three into Paradise by a single arrow. Its maker who seeks good by his making it, the one who shoots it, and the one who holds arrows for him." And he said: "Practice archery and practice riding, and the you should practice archery is more beloved to me than that you should ride. All idle pastimes that the Muslim man engages in are falsehood, except for his shooting of his bow, his training of his horse, and his playing with his wife, for they are from truth."  

الترمذي:١٦٣٧a – حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَنِيعٍ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي حُسَيْنٍ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَيُدْخِلُ بِالسَّهْمِ الْوَاحِدِ ثَلاَثَةً الْجَنَّةَ صَانِعَهُ يَحْتَسِبُ فِي صَنْعَتِهِ الْخَيْرَ وَالرَّامِيَ بِهِ وَالْمُمِدَّ بِهِ وَقَالَ ارْمُوا وَارْكَبُوا وَلأَنْ تَرْمُوا أَحَبُّ إِلَىَّ مِنْ أَنْ تَرْكَبُوا كُلُّ مَا يَلْهُو بِهِ الرَّجُلُ الْمُسْلِمُ بَاطِلٌ إِلاَّ رَمْيَهُ بِقَوْسِهِ وَتَأْدِيبَهُ فَرَسَهُ وَمُلاَعَبَتَهُ أَهْلَهُ فَإِنَّهُنَّ مِنَ الْحَقِّ  

ibnmajah:2811 – Abū Bakr b. Abū Shaybah > Yazīd b. Hārūn > Hishām al-Dastawāʾī > Yaḥyá b. Abū Kathīr > Abū Salāam > ʿAbdullāh b. al-Azraq > ʿUqbah b. ʿĀmir al-Juhanī

“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 ﷺ 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.”  

ابن ماجة:٢٨١١ – 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 ﷺ قَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَيُدْخِلُ بِالسَّهْمِ الْوَاحِدِ الثَّلاَثَةَ الْجَنَّةَ صَانِعَهُ يَحْتَسِبُ فِي صَنْعَتِهِ الْخَيْرَ وَالرَّامِيَ بِهِ وَالْمُمِدَّ بِهِ وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ 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  

ahmad:17300 – Ismāʿīl b. Ibrāhīm > Hishām > Yaḥyá b. Abū Kathīr > Abū Sallām > ʿAbdullāh al-Azraq > ʿUqbah b. ʿĀmir al-Juhanī

“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 ﷺ 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.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 2811)   

أحمد:١٧٣٠٠ – حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَلَّامٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ الْأَزْرَقِ عَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَامِرٍ الْجُهَنِيِّ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ يُدْخِلُ الثَّلَاثَةَ بِالسَّهْمِ الْوَاحِدِ الْجَنَّةَ صَانِعَهُ يَحْتَسِبُ فِي صَنْعَتِهِ الْخَيْرَ وَالْمُمِدَّ بِهِ وَالرَّامِيَ بِهِ وَقَالَ ارْمُوا وَارْكَبُوا وَأَنْ تَرْمُوا أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ أَنْ تَرْكَبُوا كُلُّ شَيْءٍ يَلْهُو بِهِ الرَّجُلُ بَاطِلٌ إِلَّا رَمْيَةَ الرَّجُلِ بِقَوْسِهِ وَتَأْدِيبَهُ فَرَسَهُ وَمُلَاعَبَتَهُ امْرَأَتَهُ فَإِنَّهُنَّ مِنَ الْحَقِّ وَمَنْ نَسِيَ الرَّمْيَ بَعْدَمَا عُلِّمَهُ فَقَدْ كَفَرَ الَّذِي عُلِّمَهُ  

suyuti:5014a –

That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Indeed, Allah will surely admit three into Paradise by a single arrow. Its maker who seeks good by his making it, the one who shoots it, and the one who holds arrows for him." And he said: "Practice archery and practice riding, and the you should practice archery is more beloved to me than that you should ride. All idle pastimes that the Muslim man engages in are falsehood, except for his shooting of his bow, his training of his horse, and his playing with his wife, for they are from truth." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 1637)   

السيوطي:٥٠١٤a –

"إِنَّ الله لَيُدْخِلُ بالسَّهُمِ الْوَاحِدِ ثلاثَةً الْجَنَّةَ: صَانِعَه يَحْتَسِبُ في صَنْعَتِهِ الْخَيرَ، والرَّامِي بهِ، والْمُمِدَّ بِه، ارْمُوا وارْكَبُوا، وَلأَنْ تَرْمُوا أَحَبُّ إِليَّ مِنْ أَنْ تَرْكبُوا، كُلُّ مَا يَلْهُو بِه الرَّجلُ الْمُسلِمُ بَاطِلٌ إلا رَمْيَهُ بقَوْسِهِ، أَوْ تَأْدِيبَهُ فَرَسَهُ، أَوْ مُلَاعَبَتَهُ أَهْلَهُ فَإِنَّهُنَّ مِنَ الْحَقِّ، ومَنْ عَلِمَ الرَّمْيَ ثُمَّ تَرَكَهُ فَهِيَ نِعْمَةٌ كَفَرَها".  

[ط] الطيالسي [حم] أحمد [ت] الترمذي حسن، [هـ] ابن ماجة [ك] الحاكم في المستدرك عن عقبة بن عامر، [ق] البيهقى في السنن [ت] الترمذي عن عبد الله بن عبد الرحمن بن أَبي حسين مرسلًا
suyuti:16850a –
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السيوطي:١٦٨٥٠a –

"كُلُّ شيْءٍ مِنْ لَهُو الدُّنْيَا بَاطِلٌ إِلَّا ثَلاثَةً: انْتِضَالكَ بِقَوْسك، وَتَأديبَكَ فَرَسَكَ، وَملاعَبَتَكَ أهْلَكَ، فَإِنَّهَا مِنَ الْحَقِّ، انْتَضِلُوا وَارْكَبوا وَأن تَنْتَضلُوا أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ، إِنَّ الله لَيدْخِلُ بِالسَّهْم الْوَاحِدِ ثَلاثَةً الْجَنَّةَ، صَانِعُه يَحْتَسِبُ فِيهِ الخَير، وَالمُمِدُّ بِه, وَالرَّامِى".  

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