حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ کَاسِبٍ حَدَّثَنَا الْمُغِيرَةُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي هِنْدٍ عَنْ زِيَادِ بْنِ أَبِي زِيَادٍ مَوْلَی ابْنِ عَيَّاشٍ عَنْ أَبِي بَحْرِيَّةَ عَنْ أَبِي الدَّرْدَائِ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ أَلَا أُنَبِّئُکُمْ بِخَيْرِ أَعْمَالِکُمْ وَأَرْضَاهَا عِنْدَ مَلِيکِکُمْ وَأَرْفَعِهَا فِي دَرَجَاتِکُمْ وَخَيْرٍ لَکُمْ مِنْ إِعْطَائِ الذَّهَبِ وَالْوَرِقِ وَمِنْ أَنْ تَلْقَوْا عَدُوَّکُمْ فَتَضْرِبُوا أَعْنَاقَهُمْ وَيَضْرِبُوا أَعْنَاقَکُمْ قَالُوا وَمَا ذَاکَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ ذِکْرُ اللَّهِ و قَالَ مُعَاذُ بْنُ جَبَلٍ مَا عَمِلَ امْرُؤٌ بِعَمَلٍ أَنْجَی لَهُ مِنْ عَذَابِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ مِنْ ذِکْرِ اللَّهِ
ابن ماجہ · Hadith 3790
It was narrated from Abu Darda' that the Prophet(saw) said: "Shall I not tell you of the best of your deeds, the most pleasing to your Sovereign, those that raise you most in status, and that are better than your giving gold and silver, or meeting you enemy (in battle) and you strike their necks and they strike your necks?" They said: "What is that, 0 Messenger of Allah?" He said: "Remembering Allah (Dhikr)." (Hasan)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020