Hadith #2116200
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وَعَنْ عَقَبَةِ بْنُ عَامِرٍ - رضى الله عنه - { [ قَالَ ]: سَمِعْتَ رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -وَهُوَ عَلَى اَلْمِنْبَرِ يَقْرَأُ: ﴿ وَأَعِدُّوا لَهُمْ مَا اِسْتَطَعْتُمْ مِنْ قُوَّةٍ ﴾ [1] "أَلَا إِنَّ اَلْقُوَّةَ اَلرَّمْيُ, أَلَا إِنَّ اَلْقُوَّةَ اَلرَّمْيُ, أَلَا إِنَّ اَلْقُوَّةَ اَلرَّمْيُ } [2] . رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ . [3] .
English translation
'Uqbah bin 'Amir (RAA) narrated, ‘I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) recite when he was on the pulpit, “And make ready against them all you can of power, including steeds of war( tanks, planes etc.)”(8:60), surely strength is in shooting (arrows); surely strength is in shooting, surely strength is in shooting.” Related by Muslim.
References2 variants
- Sunnah.com reference
- Book 11, Hadith 63
- Arabic/English book reference
- Book 11, Hadith 1358