Qāʿidah fī Libās al-Nabī - Ibn Taimiya - (26)

Weapons of War in the Noble Qur’an
31 – God, exalted is He, has mentioned the instruments of combat in His Book:

The Sword
32 – Regarding the sword, He says:
“I will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieve; so strike them upon the necks and strike from them every fingertip.” (Al-Anfal, 12)

33 – He also says: “So when you meet those who disbelieve, strike their necks …” (Muhammad, 4). Such blows to the neck and fingertips are delivered with the sword.

The Bow and Arrow
34 – Concerning the bow and arrow, He says:
“Prepare against them whatever force you can and thoroughbred horses tethered for battle …” (Al-Anfal, 60)

35 – In Sahih Muslim (1) it is related from ʿUqbah ibn ʿAmir that the Prophet ﷺ recited this verse while standing on the pulpit: “Prepare against them whatever force you can and thoroughbred horses tethered for battle …” (Al-Anfal, 60), and then said, “Indeed, force is shooting; indeed, force is shooting; indeed, force is shooting.”

(1) Muslim, hadith 1918 (167). Al-Hafiz Abu Yaʿqub al-Qarab (d. 429 AH) also authored a small work entitled Fadaʾil al-Ramy fi Sabil Allah (The Merits of Archery in the Path of Allah), which has been published.

آلات الحرب في القرآن الكريم ٣١- وقد ذكر الله تعالى: آلات الحرب في كتابه: السيف ٣٢- فقال في "السيف": ﴿سَأُلْقِي فِي قُلُوبِ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا الرُّعْبَ فَاضْرِبُوا فَوْقَ الْأَعْنَاقِ وَاضْرِبُوا مِنْهُمْ كُلَّ بَنَانٍ﴾ (الأنفال: من الآية١٢) . ٣٣- وقال: ﴿فَإِذَا لَقِيتُمُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا فَضَرْبَ الرِّقَابِ﴾ (محمد: من الآية٤) . وهذا الضرب للأعناق وبنان الأصابع هو بـ"السيف". القوس والنشاب ٣٤- وقال في "القوس والنشاب": ﴿وَأَعِدُّوا لَهُمْ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُمْ مِنْ قُوَّةٍ وَمِنْ رِبَاطِ الْخَيْلِ﴾ (الأنفال: من الآية٦٠) . ٣٥- وفي "صحيح مسلم" (١) عن عقبة بن عامر: أن النبي ﷺ قرأ وهو على المنبر: ﴿وَأَعِدُّوا لَهُمْ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُمْ مِنْ قُوَّةٍ وَمِنْ رِبَاطِ الْخَيْلِ﴾ (الأنفال: من الآية٦٠) . ثم قال: "ألا إن القوة الرمي، ألا إن القوة الرمي، ألا إن القوة الرمي".

(١) مسلم (١٩١٨) (١٦٧) . وللحافظ أبي يعقوب القراب ﵀ (ت٤٢٩هـ) جزء في "فضائل الرمي في سبيل الله" وهو مطبوع.