and Allah, exalted be He, is the One who grants success.

3. He says on p. 76:
   “I say: Its use to the right and left, behind, in front, and above is sound. As for its use below, that is unverified—unless the arrow merely strikes the ground. The Shaykh was probably prompted to mention ‘below’ together with ‘above,’ and ‘right’ with ‘left.’ If, however, by ‘below’ he meant shooting on level ground, his word ‘in front’ already conveys that. The Shaykh’s excuse is clear: he did not personally practice the discipline he wrote about, nor did he mingle with the scholars who do. And Allah, exalted be He, is the One who grants success.”

4. He says on p. 77:
   “I say: This is not to be taken at face value, for we are certain that archery is not equal to the obligatory prayer such that it could take precedence over it. What is meant is that, if the time for prayer arrives while they are competing, they should complete that bout and then pray. But if they are competing when only the final portion of the prayer time remains, the correct ruling is that they are commanded to leave the competition.”

5. Also on p. 77 he says:
   “I say: Everything the Shaykh listed among its twenty aspects falls under the same ruling, and that is obvious.”

6. He says on p. 84:
   “I say: This foundational principle deserves to stand at the very beginning of the work, for matters are built upon it and guided by it. Know this.”