Hadith 17300

حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَلَّامٍ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْأَزْرَقِ ، عَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَامِرٍ الْجُهَنِيِّ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يُدْخِلُ الثَّلَاثَةَ بِالسَّهْمِ الْوَاحِدِ الْجَنَّةَ : صَانِعَهُ يَحْتَسِبُ فِي صَنْعَتِهِ الْخَيْرَ ، وَالْمُمِدَّ بِهِ ، وَالرَّامِيَ بِهِ " . وَقَالَ : " ارْمُوا وَارْكَبُوا ، وَأَنْ تَرْمُوا أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ أَنْ تَرْكَبُوا ، وَإِنَّ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ يَلْهُو بِهِ الرَّجُلُ بَاطِلٌ ، إِلَّا رَمْيَةَ الرَّجُلِ بِقَوْسِهِ ، وَتَأْدِيبَهُ فَرَسَهُ ، وَمُلَاعَبَتَهُ امْرَأَتَهُ ، فَإِنَّهُنَّ مِنَ الْحَقِّ ، وَمَنْ نَسِيَ الرَّمْيَ بَعْدَمَا عُلِّمَهُ ، فَقَدْ كَفَرَ الَّذِي عَلَّمَهُ " .
It is narrated from Hazrat Uqbah bin Aamir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Allah Almighty will admit three people into Paradise because of a single arrow: one who made it with a good intention, the second who assisted in it, and the third who shot it. Therefore, practice archery and horse riding, and to me, archery is more beloved than horse riding. And everything that causes a person to become heedless is falsehood, except for a man's practice with his bow, his care of his horse, and his playful interaction with his wife, for these things are true. And whoever learns the art of archery and then forgets it, he has shown ingratitude to the one who taught him.
Hadith Reference مسند احمد / مسند الشاميين / 17300
Hadith Grading حکم دارالسلام: حديث حسن بمجموع طرقه وشواهده، وهذا إسناد ضعيف لجهالة عبدالله الأزرق، وقد أضطرب فى إسناده