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3608. It was narrated that Khālid bin Yazīd Al-Juhānī said: "Uqbah bin 'Āmir used to pass by me and say: 'O Khālid, let us go out and shoot arrows.' One day I came late and he said: 'O Khālid, come and I will tell you what the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said.' So I went to him and he said: 'The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: Allāh will admit three people to Paradise because of one arrow: The one who makes it seeking good thereby, the one who shoots it and the one who
hands it to him. So shoot and ride, and if you shoot that is dearer to me than if you ride. And play is only in three things: A man training his horse, and playing with his wife, and shooting with his bow and arrow. Whoever gives up shooting after learning it because he is no longer interested in it, that is a blessing for which he is ungrateful – or that he has rejected.” (Hasan)
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1. 'That is dearer to me' because if someone does not know the skill of archery, horse riding would not be of any benefit; whereas archery is beneficial by itself.
2. 'Play' means one attains reward through them, because one gets the pleasure of Allāh on account of them. On the other hand, other sports provide only physical recreation, which do not serve any useful purpose.
3. 'For which he is ungrateful': If one, however, abandons it on account of one's other preoccupations, then there is no harm in it.
