“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ had an Arabian bow in his hand, and he saw a man who had a Persian bow in his hand. He said: ‘What is this? Throw it away. You should use this and others like it, and Qana* spears. Perhaps Allah will support His religion thereby and enable you to conquer lands.’”  

كَانَتْ بِيَدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَوْسٌ عَرَبِيَّةٌ فَرَأَى رَجُلاً بِيَدِهِ قَوْسٌ فَارِسِيَّةٌ فَقَالَ مَا هَذِهِ أَلْقِهَا وَعَلَيْكُمْ بِهَذِهِ وَأَشْبَاهِهَا وَرِمَاحِ الْقَنَا فَإِنَّهُمَا يَزِيدُ اللَّهُ بِهِمَا فِي الدِّينِ وَيُمَكِّنُ لَكُمْ فِي الْبِلاَدِ  

"عَنْ عَلِىٍّ قَالَ: كَانَ بِيَدِ النَّبِىِّ ﷺ قَوْسٌ عَرَبِيَّةٌ فَرأى رَجُلًا بِيَدِهِ قَوْسٌ فَارِسِيةٌ فَقَالَ: مَا هَذِهِ؟ ألقِهَا وَعَلَيْكُمْ بِهَذِهِ وَأَشْبَاهِهَا، وَرِمَاحِ القَنَا، فَإِنَّمَا يَزِيدُ الله لَكُمْ بِهَا في الدُّنْيَا وَيُمَكِّنُ لكُمْ في البلاَدِ".