أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا جَرِيرٌ عَنْ حَبِيبٍ وَهُوَ ابْنُ أَبِي عَمْرَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ بِنْتِ طَلْحَةَ قَالَتْ أَخْبَرَتْنِي أُمُّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَائِشَةُ قَالَتْ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَلَا نَخْرُجُ فَنُجَاهِدَ مَعَکَ فَإِنِّي لَا أَرَی عَمَلًا فِي الْقُرْآنِ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ الْجِهَادِ قَالَ لَا وَلَکُنَّ أَحْسَنُ الْجِهَادِ وَأَجْمَلُهُ حَجُّ الْبَيْتِ حَجٌّ مَبْرُورٌ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 2634
The Mother of the Believers, ‘Aishah, said: “I said: ‘Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم, shall we not go out and fight in Jihad with you, for I do not think there is any deed in the Qur’an that is better than Jihad.’ He said: ‘No. The best and most beautiful (type) of Jihad is IIaj) to the House; Hajj Al-Mabrar.” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020