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3377. Abū Ad-Dardā' [may Allāh be pleased with him] narrated that the Prophet ﷺ said: "Should I not inform you of the best of your deeds, and the purest of them with your Master, and the highest of them in your ranks, and what is better for you than spending gold and silver, and better for you than meeting your enemy and striking their necks, and they strike your necks?" They said: "Of course." He said, "The remembrance of Allāh [Most High]." [Then] Mu'adh bin Jabal [may Allāh be pleased with him] said: "There is nothing that brings more salvation from the punishment of Allāh than the remembrance of Allāh."
(Hasan)
[Abū 'Eisā said:] Some of them reported this Hadīth from 'Abdullāh bin Sa'eed similar to this, with this chain, and some of them related it from him in Mursal form.
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The most weighty, precious and rewarding remembrance of Allāh ﷻ is recitation of the Qur'ān and Ṣalāt. Without these two all other virtuous deeds, are futile and worthless. Remembrance of Allāh ﷻ is the primary spur for other virtuous deeds, and without it Ṣalāt all deeds and actions remain spiritless. Jihād is considered superior due to the intention of elevating the Word of Allāh ﷻ. The superiority of Jihād lies in it being a practical form of Allāh's remembrance.
