Hadith 295
Three-Narrator Ahadith
Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal · Musnad Salamah ibn al-Akwaʿ (may Allah be pleased with him)
Arabic
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي عُبَيْدٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي سَلَمَةُ بْنُ الْأَكْوَعِ، قَالَ: خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى قَوْمٍ مِنْ أَسْلَمَ وَهُمْ يَتَنَاضَلُونَ فِي السُّوقِ فَقَالَ: «ارْمُوا يَا بَنِي إِسْمَاعِيلَ، فَإِنَّ أَبَاكُمْ كَانَ رَامِيًا، ارْمُوا وَأَنَا مَعَ بَنِي فُلَانٍ» ـ لِأَحَدِ الْفَرِيقَيْنِ ـ فَأَمْسَكُوا أَيْدِيَهُمْ، فَقَالَ: «ارْمُوا» ، قَالُوا: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، كَيْفَ نَرْمِي وَأَنْتَ مَعَ بَنِي فُلَانٍ؟ قَالَ: «ارْمُوا وَأَنَا مَعَكُمْ كُلُّكُمْ
English translation
Salamah ibn al-Akwaʿ (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) ﷺ came upon a group from [the tribe of] Aslam who were competing in archery in the marketplace, and said, “Shoot, sons of Ismāʿīl, for your father was an archer. Shoot, and I am with the clan of so-and-so”, meaning one of the two teams. The other team then held back their hands, so he said, “Shoot.” They said, “Messenger of Allah, how can we shoot when you are with the clan of so-and-so?” He said, “Shoot, and I am with all of you.” Reference: Musnad Aḥmad 295
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