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ذِكْرُ الْخَبَرِ الدَّالِّ عَلَى أَنَّ الصَّلَاةَ الْفَرِيضَةَ أَفْضَلُ مِنَ الْجِهَادِ الْفَرِيضَةِ

ibnhibban:1722 – ʿUmar b. Muḥammad b. Bujayr al-Hamdānī > Abū al-Ṭāhir b. al-Sarḥ > Ibn Wahb > Ḥuyay b. ʿAbdullāh > Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥman al-Ḥubulī > ʿAbdullāh b. ʿAmr

[Machine] A man came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and asked him about the best deeds. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ replied, "Prayer." The man then asked, "And then what?" The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Prayer." The man asked again, "And then what?" The Messenger of Allah ﷺ replied, "Prayer." This exchange happened three times. Then the man asked, "And then what?" The Messenger of Allah ﷺ replied, "Jihad in the way of Allah." The man said, "But I have elderly parents." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Be good to your parents." The man insisted, "By the One who sent you as a prophet, I will strive and not leave them." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ replied, "Then you know better."  

ابن حبّان:١٧٢٢ – أَخْبَرَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ بُجَيْرٍ الْهَمْدَانِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الطَّاهِرِ بْنُ السَّرْحِ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ أَخْبَرَنِي حُيَيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْحُبُلِيِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو

أَنَّ رَجُلًا جَاءَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَسَأَلَهُ عَنْ أَفْضَلِ الْأَعْمَالِ قَالَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «الصَّلَاةُ» قَالَ ثُمَّ مَهْ؟ قَالَ «ثُمَّ الصَّلَاةُ» قَالَ ثُمَّ مَهْ؟ قَالَ «ثُمَّ الصَّلَاةُ» ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ قَالَ ثُمَّ مَهْ؟ قَالَ «ثُمَّ الْجِهَادُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ» قَالَ فَإِنَّ لِي وَالِدَيْنِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «آمُرُكَ بِوَالِدَيْكَ خَيْرًا» فَقَالَ وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ نَبِيًّا لَأُجَاهِدَنَّ وَلَأَتْرُكَنَّهُمَا قَالَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «فَأَنْتَ أَعْلَمُ»  

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ahmad:6602 – Ḥasan > Ibn Lahīʿah > Ḥuyay b. ʿAbdullāh > Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥman > ʿAbdullāh b. ʿAmr

[Machine] A man came to the Prophet ﷺ and asked him about the best deeds. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ replied, "Prayer." The man asked, "And then what?" The Prophet ﷺ repeated, "Prayer." The man asked again, "And then what?" The Prophet ﷺ replied, "Prayer," three times. When the man insisted, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Jihad in the way of Allah." The man said, "But I have elderly parents." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Treat your parents well." The man said, "By the One who sent you with the truth as a Prophet, I will strive in Jihad and not abandon them." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "You know best."  

أحمد:٦٦٠٢ – حَدَّثَنَا حَسَنٌ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ حَدَّثَنِي حُيَيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ أَنَّ أَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ عَمْرٍو قَالَ

إِنَّ رَجُلًا جَاءَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَسَأَلَهُ عَنْ أَفْضَلِ الْأَعْمَالِ؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الصَّلَاةُ ثُمَّ قَالَ مَهْ؟ قَالَ الصَّلَاةُ ثُمَّ قَالَ مَهْ؟ قَالَ الصَّلَاةُ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ قَالَ فَلَمَّا غَلَبَ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الْجِهَادُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ قَالَ الرَّجُلُ فَإِنَّ لِي وَالِدَيْنِ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ آمُرُكَ بِالْوَالِدَيْنِ خَيْرًا قَالَ وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ نَبِيًّا لَأُجَاهِدَنَّ وَلَأَتْرُكَنَّهُمَا؟ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَنْتَ أَعْلَمُ