`Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) that he (peace be upon him) instructed a person who was distributing arrows near the mosque that when he carries arrows, he should hold them by their pointed (i.e., sharp) end.

Narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: When any one of you passes through the mosque or the market and has arrows in his hand, he should hold them by their tips. Then hold them by their tips, then hold them by their tips (he said this three times for emphasis). Sayyiduna Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) said: By Allah, we did not die until we had placed the arrows at each other's faces. (That is, we fought among ourselves and acted against the instruction of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.)