Jihad: The forgotten obligation

27: "O Banee Isma'eel! Practice Archery"

Narrated Salama bin al-Aqwa (ra), the Prophet (saw) passed by some people of the tribe of Bani Aslam who were practising archery. The Prophet (saw) said, "O Bani Ismael! Practice Archery as your father Isma'el was a great archer. Keep on throwing arrows and I am with Bani so and so". So one of the parties ceased throwing. Allah's Apostle (saw) said, "Why do you not throw?" They replied, "How can we throw while you are with them?" (ie on their side). At this the Prophet (saw) said, "Throw and I am with all of you".(Sahih Bukhari, p.406, vol.1)