No. 148

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allaah was asked about the best of deeds. He observed: Belief in Allaah. He (the inquirer) said: What next? He (the Prophet) replied: Jihad (struggle to the utmost) in the cause of Allaah. He (the inquirer) again said: What next? He (the Prophet) replied: Pilgrimage accepted into the grace of the Lord. In the. tradition narrated on the authority of Muhammad b. Ja'far (the words are) that he (the Prophet) said: Belief in Allaah and His Messenger. Muhammad b. Rafi and 'Abd b. Humaid, 'Abdur-Razzaq and Ma'mar and Zuhri have narrated a hadith like this on the authority of the same chain of transmitters. æóÍóÏøóËóäóÇ ãóäúÕõæÑõ Èúäõ ÃóÈöí ãõÒóÇÍöãò¡ ÍóÏøóËóäóÇ ÅöÈúÑóÇåöíãõ Èúäõ ÓóÚúÏò¡ Í æóÍóÏøóËóäöí ãõÍóãøóÏõ Èúäõ ÌóÚúÝóÑö Èúäö ÒöíóÇÏò¡ ÃóÎúÈóÑóäóÇ ÅöÈúÑóÇåöíãõ¡ - íóÚúäöí ÇÈúäó ÓóÚúÏò - Úóäö ÇÈúäö ÔöåóÇÈò¡ Úóäú ÓóÚöíÏö Èúäö ÇáúãõÓóíøóÈö¡ Úóäú ÃóÈöí åõÑóíúÑóÉó¡ ÞóÇáó ÓõÆöáó ÑóÓõæáõ Çááøóåö Õáì Çááå Úáíå æÓáã Ãóìøõ ÇáÃóÚúãóÇáö ÃóÝúÖóáõ ÞóÇáó þ"þ ÅöíãóÇäñ ÈöÇááøóåö þ"þ þ.þ ÞóÇáó Ëõãøó ãóÇÐóÇ ÞóÇáó þ"þ ÇáúÌöåóÇÏõ Ýöí ÓóÈöíáö Çááøóåö þ"þ þ.þ ÞóÇáó Ëõãøó ãóÇÐóÇ ÞóÇáó þ"þ ÍóÌøñ ãóÈúÑõæÑñ þ"þ þ.þ æóÝöí ÑöæóÇíóÉö ãõÍóãøóÏö Èúäö ÌóÚúÝóÑò ÞóÇáó þ"þ ÅöíãóÇäñ ÈöÇááøóåö æóÑóÓõæáöåö þ"þ þ.þ

No. 149

Abu Dharr reported: I said: Messenger of Allaah, which of the deeds is the best? He (the Prophet) replied: Belief in Allaah and Jihad in His cause. I again asked: Who is the slave whose emancipation is the best? He (the Prophet) replied: One who is valuable for his master and whose price is high. I said: If I can't afford to do it? He (the Prophet) replied: Help an artisan or make anything for the unskilled (labourer). I (Abu Dharr) said: Messenger of Allaah, you see that I am helpless in doing some of these deeds. He (the Prophet) replied: Desist from doing mischief to the people. That is the charity of your person on your behalf. ÍóÏøóËóäöí ÃóÈõæ ÇáÑøóÈöíÚö ÇáÒøóåúÑóÇäöíøõ¡ ÍóÏøóËóäóÇ ÍóãøóÇÏõ Èúäõ ÒóíúÏò¡ ÍóÏøóËóäóÇ åöÔóÇãõ Èúäõ ÚõÑúæóÉó¡ Í æóÍóÏøóËóäóÇ ÎóáóÝõ Èúäõ åöÔóÇãò¡ - æóÇááøóÝúÙõ áóåõ - ÍóÏøóËóäóÇ ÍóãøóÇÏõ Èúäõ ÒóíúÏò¡ Úóäú åöÔóÇãö Èúäö ÚõÑúæóÉó¡ Úóäú ÃóÈöíåö¡ Úóäú ÃóÈöí ãõÑóÇæöÍò ÇááøóíúËöíøö¡ Úóäú ÃóÈöí ÐóÑøò¡ ÞóÇáó ÞõáúÊõ íóÇ ÑóÓõæáó Çááøóåö Ãóìøõ ÇáÃóÚúãóÇáö ÃóÝúÖóáõ ÞóÇáó þ"þ ÇáÅöíãóÇäõ ÈöÇááøóåö æóÇáúÌöåóÇÏõ Ýöí ÓóÈöíáöåö þ"þ þ.þ ÞóÇáó ÞõáúÊõ Ãóìøõ ÇáÑøöÞóÇÈö ÃóÝúÖóáõ ÞóÇáó þ"þ ÃóäúÝóÓõåóÇ ÚöäúÏó ÃóåúáöåóÇ æóÃóßúËóÑõåóÇ ËóãóäðÇ þ"þ þ.þ ÞóÇáó ÞõáúÊõ ÝóÅöäú áóãú ÃóÝúÚóáú ÞóÇáó þ"þ ÊõÚöíäõ ÕóÇäöÚðÇ Ãóæú ÊóÕúäóÚõ áÃóÎúÑóÞó þ"þ þ.þ ÞóÇáó ÞõáúÊõ íóÇ ÑóÓõæáó Çááøóåö ÃóÑóÃóíúÊó Åöäú ÖóÚõÝúÊõ Úóäú ÈóÚúÖö ÇáúÚóãóáö ÞóÇáó þ"þ ÊóßõÝøõ ÔóÑøóßó Úóäö ÇáäøóÇÓö ÝóÅöäøóåóÇ ÕóÏóÞóÉñ ãöäúßó Úóáóì äóÝúÓößó þ"þ þ.þ

No. 150

Muhammad b. Abu Rafi' narrated the hadith on the authority of Abu Dharr with a slight difference. ÍóÏøóËóäóÇ ãõÍóãøóÏõ Èúäõ ÑóÇÝöÚò¡ æóÚóÈúÏõ Èúäõ ÍõãóíúÏò¡ ÞóÇáó ÚóÈúÏñ ÃóÎúÈóÑóäóÇ æóÞóÇáó ÇÈúäõ ÑóÇÝöÚò¡ ÍóÏøóËóäóÇ ÚóÈúÏõ ÇáÑøóÒøóÇÞö¡ ÃóÎúÈóÑóäóÇ ãóÚúãóÑñ¡ Úóäö ÇáÒøõåúÑöíøö¡ Úóäú ÍóÈöíÈò¡ ãóæúáóì ÚõÑúæóÉó Èúäö ÇáÒøõÈóíúÑö Úóäú ÚõÑúæóÉó Èúäö ÇáÒøõÈóíúÑö¡ Úóäú ÃóÈöí ãõÑóÇæöÍò¡ Úóäú ÃóÈöí ÐóÑøò¡ Úóäö ÇáäøóÈöíøö Õáì Çááå Úáíå æÓáã ÈöäóÍúæöåö ÛóíúÑó Ãóäøóåõ ÞóÇáó þ"þ ÝóÊõÚöíäõ ÇáÕøóÇäöÚó Ãóæú ÊóÕúäóÚõ áÃóÎúÑóÞó þ"þ þ.þ

No. 151

It is narrated on the authority of 'Abdullah b. Mas'ud that he observed. I asked the Messenger of Allaah (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) which deed was the best. He (the Prophet) replied: Prayer at its appointed hour. I (again) said: Then what? He (the Prophet) replied: Kindness to the parents. I (again) said: Then what? He replied: Earnest endeavour (Jihad) in the cause of Allaah. And I would have not ceased asking more questions but out of regard (for his feelings). ÍóÏøóËóäóÇ ÃóÈõæ ÈóßúÑö Èúäõ ÃóÈöí ÔóíúÈóÉó¡ ÍóÏøóËóäóÇ Úóáöíøõ Èúäõ ãõÓúåöÑò¡ Úóäö ÇáÔøóíúÈóÇäöíøö¡ Úóäö ÇáúæóáöíÏö Èúäö ÇáúÚóíúÒóÇÑö¡ Úóäú ÓóÚúÏö Èúäö ÅöíóÇÓò ÃóÈöí ÚóãúÑòæ ÇáÔøóíúÈóÇäöíøö¡ Úóäú ÚóÈúÏö Çááøóåö Èúäö ãóÓúÚõæÏò¡ ÞóÇáó ÓóÃóáúÊõ ÑóÓõæáó Çááøóåö Õáì Çááå Úáíå æÓáã Ãóìøõ ÇáúÚóãóáö ÃóÝúÖóáõ ÞóÇáó þ"þ ÇáÕøóáÇóÉõ áöæóÞúÊöåóÇ þ"þ þ.þ ÞóÇáó ÞõáúÊõ Ëõãøó Ãóìøñ ÞóÇáó þ"þ ÈöÑøõ ÇáúæóÇáöÏóíúäö þ"þ þ.þ ÞóÇáó ÞõáúÊõ Ëõãøó Ãóìøñ ÞóÇáó þ"þ ÇáúÌöåóÇÏõ Ýöí ÓóÈöíáö Çááøóåö þ"þ þ.þ ÝóãóÇ ÊóÑóßúÊõ ÃóÓúÊóÒöíÏõåõ ÅöáÇøó ÅöÑúÚóÇÁð Úóáóíúåö þ.þ

No. 152

'Abdullah b. Mas'ud reported: I said: Messenger of Allaah, which of the deeds (takes one) nearer to Paradise? He (the Prophet) replied: Prayer at its proper time, I said: What next, Messenger of Allaah? He replied: Kindness to the parents. I said: What next? He replied: Jihad in the cause of Allaah. ÍóÏøóËóäóÇ ãõÍóãøóÏõ Èúäõ ÃóÈöí ÚõãóÑó Çáúãóßøöíøõ¡ ÍóÏøóËóäóÇ ãóÑúæóÇäõ ÇáúÝóÒóÇÑöíøõ¡ ÍóÏøóËóäóÇ ÃóÈõæ íóÚúÝõæÑò¡ Úóäö ÇáúæóáöíÏö Èúäö ÇáúÚóíúÒóÇÑö¡ Úóäú ÃóÈöí ÚóãúÑòæ ÇáÔøóíúÈóÇäöíøö¡ Úóäú ÚóÈúÏö Çááøóåö Èúäö ãóÓúÚõæÏò¡ ÞóÇáó ÞõáúÊõ íóÇ äóÈöíøó Çááøóåö Ãóìøõ ÇáÃóÚúãóÇáö ÃóÞúÑóÈõ Åöáóì ÇáúÌóäøóÉö ÞóÇáó þ"þ ÇáÕøóáÇóÉõ Úóáóì ãóæóÇÞöíÊöåóÇ þ"þ þ.þ ÞõáúÊõ æóãóÇÐóÇ íóÇ äóÈöíøó Çááøóåö ÞóÇáó þ"þ ÈöÑøõ ÇáúæóÇáöÏóíúäö þ"þ þ.þ ÞõáúÊõ æóãóÇÐóÇ íóÇ äóÈöíøó Çááøóåö ÞóÇáó þ"þ ÇáúÌöåóÇÏõ Ýöí ÓóÈöíáö Çááøóåö þ"þ þ.þ

No. 153

It was heard from Abu 'Amr Shaibani that, pointing towards the house of Abdullah, he said: The owner of this house told me that he asked the Messenger of Allaah (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam): Which of the deeds are liked by Allaah? He (the Prophet) observed: Prayer at its proper time. I (again) said: What next? He replied: Then goodness to the parents. I (again) said: What then? He replied: Then Jihad in the cause of Allaah. He ('Abdullah) said: This is what I was told (by the Prophet). Had I questioned further, he would have made additions for me. æóÍóÏøóËóäóÇ ÚõÈóíúÏõ Çááøóåö Èúäõ ãõÚóÇÐò ÇáúÚóäúÈóÑöíøõ¡ ÍóÏøóËóäóÇ ÃóÈöí¡ ÍóÏøóËóäóÇ ÔõÚúÈóÉõ¡ Úóäö ÇáúæóáöíÏö Èúäö ÇáúÚóíúÒóÇÑö¡ Ãóäøóåõ ÓóãöÚó ÃóÈóÇ ÚóãúÑòæ ÇáÔøóíúÈóÇäöíøó¡ ÞóÇáó ÍóÏøóËóäöí ÕóÇÍöÈõ¡ åóÐöåö ÇáÏøóÇÑö - æóÃóÔóÇÑó Åöáóì ÏóÇÑö ÚóÈúÏö Çááøóåö - ÞóÇáó ÓóÃóáúÊõ ÑóÓõæáó Çááøóåö Õáì Çááå Úáíå æÓáã Ãóìøõ ÇáÃóÚúãóÇáö ÃóÍóÈøõ Åöáóì Çááøóåö ÞóÇáó þ"þ ÇáÕøóáÇóÉõ Úóáóì æóÞúÊöåóÇ þ"þ þ.þ ÞõáúÊõ Ëõãøó Ãóìøñ ÞóÇáó þ"þ Ëõãøó ÈöÑøõ ÇáúæóÇáöÏóíúäö þ"þ þ.þ ÞõáúÊõ Ëõãøó Ãóìøñ ÞóÇáó þ"þ Ëõãøó ÇáúÌöåóÇÏõ Ýöí ÓóÈöíáö Çááøóåö þ"þ ÞóÇáó ÍóÏøóËóäöí Èöåöäøó æóáóæö ÇÓúÊóÒóÏúÊõåõ áóÒóÇÏóäöí þ.þ

No. 154

This hadith has been transmitted by Muhammad b. Bashshar, Muhammad b. Ja'far Shu'ba with this chain of narrators, with the addition that he pointed towards the house of 'Abdullah, but he did not mention his name for us. ÍóÏøóËóäóÇ ãõÍóãøóÏõ Èúäõ ÈóÔøóÇÑò¡ ÍóÏøóËóäóÇ ãõÍóãøóÏõ Èúäõ ÌóÚúÝóÑò¡ ÍóÏøóËóäóÇ ÔõÚúÈóÉõ¡ ÈöåóÐóÇ ÇáÅöÓúäóÇÏö ãöËúáóåõ þ.þ æóÒóÇÏó æóÃóÔóÇÑó Åöáóì ÏóÇÑö ÚóÈúÏö Çááøóåö æóãóÇ ÓóãøóÇåõ áóäóÇ þ.þ

No. 155

It is reported on the authority of 'Abdullah that the Prophet of Allaah observed: The best of' the deeds or deed is the (observance of) prayer at its proper time and kindness to the parents. ÍóÏøóËóäóÇ ÚõËúãóÇäõ Èúäõ ÃóÈöí ÔóíúÈóÉó¡ ÍóÏøóËóäóÇ ÌóÑöíÑñ¡ Úóäö ÇáúÍóÓóäö Èúäö ÚõÈóíúÏö Çááøóåö¡ Úóäú ÃóÈöí ÚóãúÑòæ ÇáÔøóíúÈóÇäöíøö¡ Úóäú ÚóÈúÏö Çááøóåö¡ Úóäö ÇáäøóÈöíøö Õáì Çááå Úáíå æÓáã ÞóÇáó þ"þ ÃóÝúÖóáõ ÇáÃóÚúãóÇáö - Ãóæö ÇáúÚóãóáö - ÇáÕøóáÇóÉõ áöæóÞúÊöåóÇ æóÈöÑøõ ÇáúæóÇáöÏóíúäö þ"þ þ.þ