(26) باب ثَوَابِ مَنْ رَمَى بِسَهْمٍ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ .
It was narrated that Abu Najih As-Sulami said:
"I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: 'Whoever shoots an arrow in the cause of Allah and it hits the target, it will raise him one level in Paradise.' That day I shot sixteen arrows that hit their targets." He said: "And I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: 'Whoever shoots an arrow in the cause of Allah, it is equal to the reward of freeing a slave.'" (FR)
Reference (FR): Sunan an-Nasa'i 3143 (FR)
In-book reference (FR): Book 25, Hadith 59 (FR)
English translation (FR): Vol. 1, Book 25, Hadith 3145 (FR)