Hadith 3083

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَنِيعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ أُسَامَةَ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ صَالِحِ بْنِ كَيْسَانَ، عَنْ رَجُلٍ لَمْ يُسَمِّهِ ، عَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَامِرٍ، أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَرَأَ هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ : وَأَعِدُّوا لَهُمْ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُمْ مِنْ قُوَّةٍ سورة الأنفال آية 60 ، قَالَ : أَلَا إِنَّ الْقُوَّةَ الرَّمْيُ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ ، أَلَا إِنَّ اللَّهَ سَيَفْتَحُ لَكُمُ الْأَرْضَ وَسَتُكْفَوْنَ الْمُؤْنَةَ فَلَا يَعْجِزَنَّ أَحَدُكُمْ أَنْ يَلْهُوَ بِأَسْهُمِهِ " ، قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى : وَقَدْ رَوَى بَعْضُهُمْ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ عَنْ أُسَامَةَ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ صَالِحِ بْنِ كَيْسَانَ، عَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَامِرٍ، رَوَاهُ أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، وَغَيْرُ وَاحِدٍ ، وَحَدِيثُ وَكِيعٍ أَصَحُّ ، وَصَالِحُ بْنُ كَيْسَانَ لَمْ يُدْرِكْ عُقْبَةَ بْنَ عَامِرٍ وَقَدْ أَدْرَكَ ابْنَ عُمَرَ .
´Narrated 'Uqbah bin 'Amir:` that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) recited this Ayah upon the Minbar: And make ready against them all you can of power (8:60). He said: "Verily! Power is shooting" - three times - "Verily! Allah will open the earth for you and suffice you with supplies, so let none of you forsake practicing with his arrows."
Hadith Reference سنن ترمذي / كتاب تفسير القرآن عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم / 3083
Hadith Grading الألبانی: حسن صحيح، ابن ماجة (2813)
Hadith Takhrij «صحیح مسلم/الإمارة 52 (1917) ، سنن ابی داود/ الجھاد 24 (2514) ، سنن ابن ماجہ/الجھاد 19 (2813) ( تحفة الأشراف : 9975) ، و مسند احمد (4/157) ، وسنن الدارمی/الجھاد 14 (2448) (صحیح) (سند میں ایک راوی مبہم ہے جو دوسروں کی سند میں نہیں ہے، لیکن متابعات کی بنا پر مؤلف کی یہ روایت صحیح لغیرہ ہے)»
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
"Prepare against them whatever force you can" (al-Anfal: 60)

Note:
(There is an ambiguous narrator in the chain of transmission who does not appear in other chains, but due to corroborating narrations, this narration of the author is sahih li-ghayrihi [authentic due to supporting evidence]).
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 3083
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary:
Benefits and Issues:
During the time of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), the best offensive and defensive weapon was archery, through which harm could be inflicted upon the enemy. From this, it is understood that there is an exhortation to prepare the best weapons of one's own era and to attain proficiency in them. Its original meaning is "to throw," therefore, under this, every type of projectile weapon is included.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 4946
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
(Rami) means to throw something in order to hit a target. The mention of archery here is symbolic; rather, the intended meaning is that, as a Muslim, it is necessary to acquire training in the use of contemporary weaponry.
And among these, weapons that are used by launching or shooting are the most important.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 2514
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
➊ A Muslim should be superior to the disbelievers in every type of weaponry.

➋ The original meaning of (ramy) is "to throw." In the Prophetic era, the only weapon used from a distance by throwing was the arrow, which is why it is translated as "archery." However, according to its original linguistic meaning, every kind of rifle, gun, Kalashnikov, cannon, and missile, etc., is included in this.

➌ Muslims should pay special attention to such weaponry for their defense that is used from a distance, and they should also prepare the devices for launching them (such as rocket launchers and bomber aircraft, etc.).
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 2813