your children archery and horsemanship.”

In Sahīh al-Bukhārī, it is reported that he, peace and blessings be upon him, said:

“Shoot, children of Ishmael, for your father was an archer.”

He passed by some men of Aslam competing in archery, and said, peace and blessings be upon him: “Shoot, children of Ishmael, for your father was an archer. Shoot, and I am with the sons of so-and-so.” One of the two teams stopped shooting, so he asked: “Why are you not shooting?” They replied: “How can we shoot when you are with them?” He said: “Shoot, for I am with all of you.”

Saʿd ibn Abī Waqqās, may Allah be pleased with him, said: “The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, poured out his arrows for me—meaning that he emptied his quiver on the day of Uhud—and said: ‘Shoot! May my father and mother be sacrificed for you!’”

ʿAlī ibn Abī Tālib said: “I never saw the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, offer both his parents as a ransom for anyone except Saʿd. He said to him: ‘Shoot, Saʿd! May my father and mother be sacrificed for you!’”

Anas ibn Mālik said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said:

“The voice of Abū Talhah in the army is worth more than a hundred men.”

When Abū Talhah was with the army, he would kneel before the Prophet and empty his quiver, saying: “May my life be sacrificed for yours, and my face shield yours.”

The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, possessed a sword, a bow, and a spear.

In the Sunan collections, it is reported that he, peace and blessings be upon him, said: