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Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 2811

Read the original Arabic and English translation of this hadith from The Chapters on Jihad, with its chapter, grading, and reference kept together.

In-book entry
59

Chapter 19

Chapter context: Shooting arrows in the cause of Allah

باب الرَّمْىِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ

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Hadith text

Original Arabic

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 صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏"‏ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَيُدْخِلُ بِالسَّهْمِ الْوَاحِدِ الثَّلاَثَةَ الْجَنَّةَ صَانِعَهُ يَحْتَسِبُ فِي صَنْعَتِهِ الْخَيْرَ وَالرَّامِيَ بِهِ وَالْمُمِدَّ بِهِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ 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 ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Translation

English translation

It was narrated from ‘Uqbah bin ‘Amir Al-Juhani that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:

“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.”

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Where is this hadith found?

This is Hadith 2811 in Sunan Ibn Majah. It appears in Book 24, The Chapters on Jihad, as in-book entry 59 under the chapter “Shooting arrows in the cause of Allah.”

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Reference details

Collection
Sunan Ibn Majah
In-book entry
59

Source and grading notes

English : Vol. 4, Book 24, Hadith 2811 Arabic : Book 24, Hadith 2918

Al-Albani:
Daif
Muhammad Fouad Abd al-Baqi:
Daif
Shuaib Al Arnaut:
Daif
Zubair Ali Zai:
Isnaad Hasan

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