Sayyiduna Uqbah bin Amir (may Allah be pleased with him) recited this noble verse (translation): "Prepare against the disbelievers whatever strength you can." Listen: By strength is meant archery.

Sayyiduna Uqbah bin Amir (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, will admit three people into Paradise because of a single arrow: the one who made it, if he made it with a good intention, the one who handed it over, and the one who shot it." Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Practice archery, ride (horses), and archery is more beloved to me than riding." And he said: "Every game that a man plays is falsehood except for his shooting with his bow, his training of his horse, and his playing with his wife; these three are truth." And he said: "Whoever abandons archery after learning it has shown ingratitude to the one who taught him."