Sahih al-Bukhari · The Book of Jihad (Fighting For Allah’S Cause)

79- بَابُ اللَّهْوِ بِالْحِرَابِ وَنَحْوِهَا:

(79) Chapter. To play with spears and other similar arms.

1 hadith · references 2901–2901

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Bukhari · 2901بَيْنَا الْحَبَشَةُ يَلْعَبُونَ عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِحِرَابِهِمْ ، دَخَلَ عُمَرُ فَأَهْوَى إِلَى الْحَصَى فَحَصَبَهُمْ بِهَا ، فَقَالَ : دَعْهُمْ يَا عُمَرُWhile some Ethiopians were playing in the presence of the Prophet, 'Umar came in, picked up a stone and hit them with it. On that the Prophet (ﷺ) said, "O 'Umar! Allow them (to play)." Ma'mar (the subnarrator) added that9 narrators·parallel chain