Hadith 2786

The best among the people is that believer who strives his utmost in Allāh's Cause with both his life and property.

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Darussalam · Volume 4

56 - THE BOOK OF JIHĀD

Sahih al-Bukhari Darussalam English translation

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Shamela Arabic edition

الحديث: 2786 ¦ الجزء: 4 ¦ الصفحة: 15

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English translation

2786. Narrated Abū Sa'īd Al-Khudrī رضي الله عنه: Somebody asked, "O Allāh's Messenger! Who is the best among the people?" Allāh's Messenger ﷺ replied, "A believer who strives his utmost in Allāh's Cause with his life and property." They asked, "Who is next?" He replied, "A believer who stays in one of the mountain paths worshipping Allāh and leaving the people secure from his mischief."(1) =the Muslim fighter is rewarded as if he was doing such good impossible deeds, no possible deed equals Jihād in reward.

Arabic text

2786 - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو اليَمَانِ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعَيْبٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي عَطَاءُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ اللَّيْثِيُّ، أَنَّ أَبَا سَعِيدٍ الخُدْرِيَّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، حَدَّثَهُ قَالَ: قِيلَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَيُّ النَّاسِ أَفْضَلُ؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مُؤْمِنٌ يُجَاهِدُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ بِنَفْسِهِ وَمَالِهِ»، قَالُوا: ثُمَّ مَنْ؟ قَالَ: «مُؤْمِنٌ فِي شِعْبٍ مِنَ الشِّعَابِ يَتَّقِي اللَّهَ، وَيَدَعُ النَّاسَ مِنْ شَرِّهِ»

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(1) (H. 2786) This is true in times of afflictions and disorder, otherwise social life is better than seclusion as the Prophet ﷺ says in a Hadīth reported by At-Tirmidhī: "He who mixes with people and endures their mischief is better rewarded than he who does not mix with people and does not endure their mischief." (Qaṣṭalānī)