رِيَاضُ الصَّالِحِينَ
Riyad as-Salihin 1335
The Book of Jihad
Obligation of Jihad
وَعَنْهُ، رَضِيَ اللَّه عَنْهُ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: "إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُدْخِلُ بِالسَّهْمِ الْوَاحِدِ ثَلاَثَةَ نَفَرٍ الْجَنَّةَ: صَانِعَهُ يَحْتَسِبُ فِي صَنْعَتِهِ الْخَيْرَ، وَالرَّامِيَ بِهِ وَمُنْبِلَهُ. وَارْمُوا وَارْكَبُوا، وَأَنْ تَرْمُوا أَحَبُّ إلي مِنْ أَنْ تَرْكَبُوا. وَمَنْ تَرَكَ الرمي بَعْدَ مَا عَلِمَهُ رَغْبَةً عَنْهُ فَإِنَّهَا نِعْمَةٌ تَرَكَهَا" أَوْ قَالَ: "كَفَرَهَا" ((رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُد)).
'Uqbah bin 'Amir Al-Juhani (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying, "Allah will admit three persons to Jannah for one arrow; the maker who has a good motive in making it, the one who shoots it, and the one who hands it up for shooting. So shoot and ride, but I like your shooting (more) than your riding. He who gives up archery after becoming adept in it for lack of interest, neglects a (great) blessing." (Or said,) "One who does so is ungrateful." [Abu Dawud].
Riyad as-Salihin, 1335