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صحيح مسلم
Muslim
كتاب الإمارةThe Book on Government
باب فَضْلِ الرَّمْيِ وَالْحَثِّ عَلَيْهِ وَذَمِّ مَنْ عَلِمَهُ ثُمَّ نَسِيَهُ:Chapter: The virtue of Shooting and Encouragement to learn it, and criticism of the one who learns it and then forgets it
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رُمْحِ بْنِ الْمُهَاجِرِ ، أَخْبَرَنَا اللَّيْثُ ، عَنْ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ يَعْقُوبَ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ شِمَاسَةَ ، أَنَّ فُقَيْمًا اللَّخْمِيَّ ، قَالَ لِعُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَامِرٍ : تَخْتَلِفُ بَيْنَ هَذَيْنِ الْغَرَضَيْنِ وَأَنْتَ كَبِيرٌ يَشُقُّ عَلَيْكَ ، قَالَ عُقْبَةُ : لَوْلَا كَلَامٌ سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَمْ أُعَانِيهِ ، قَالَ الْحَارِثُ : فَقُلْتُ لِابْنِ شَمَاسَةَ : وَمَا ذَاكَ ؟ ، قَالَ : إِنَّهُ قَالَ : " مَنْ عَلِمَ الرَّمْيَ ثُمَّ تَرَكَهُ فَلَيْسَ مِنَّا أَوْ قَدْ عَصَى " .
It has been reported by 'Abdul Rahman bin Shamasa that Fuqaim al- Lakhmi said to Uqba bin Amir: You frequent between these two targets and you are an old man, so you will be finding it very hard. 'Uqba said: But for a thing I heard from the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) , I would not strain myself. Harith (one of the narrators in the chain of transmitters) said: I asked Ibn Shamasa: What was that? He said that he (the Holy Prophet) said: Who learnt archery and then gave it up is not from us. or he has been guilty of disobedience (to Allah's Apostle) (ﷺ) .
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary:
Benefits and Issues:
From this hadith, it is understood that to acquire training in weaponry for warfare and then to neglect it is a very grave offense.
Benefits and Issues:
From this hadith, it is understood that to acquire training in weaponry for warfare and then to neglect it is a very grave offense.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 4949
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefit:
After receiving training in weaponry, one should continue to practice with it so that proficiency in its use is maintained and no difficulty arises at the time of jihad.
After receiving training in weaponry, one should continue to practice with it so that proficiency in its use is maintained and no difficulty arises at the time of jihad.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 2814
