ذِكْرُ الْخَبَرِ الدَّالِّ عَلَى أَنَّ جِهَادَ الْفَرْضِ وَالنَّفَقَةِ فِيهِ أَفْضَلُ مِنَ الطَّاعَاتِ الْأُخَرِ، وَإِنْ كَانَ فِي بَعْضِهَا فَرْضٌ

[Machine] I was at the pulpit of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ when a man said, "I don't mind doing any deed after embracing Islam except for rebuilding the Masjid al-Haram." Another person said, "The last Jihad in the cause of Allah is better than what you said." So Allah revealed, "Do you make the providing of drinking water to the pilgrims and the maintenance of al-Masjid al-Haram equal to someone who believes in Allah and the Last Day and strives in the cause of Allah? They are not equal in the sight of Allah. And Allah does not guide the wrongdoing people."  

كُنْتُ عِنْدَ مِنْبَرِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مَا أُبَالِي أَنْ أَعْمَلَ عَمَلًا بَعْدَ الْإِسْلَامِ إِلَّا أَعْمُرُ الْمَسْجِدَ الْحَرَامَ وَقَالَ آخَرُ الْجِهَادُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ أَفْضَلُ مِمَّا قُلْتُمْ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ «{أَجَعَلْتُمْ سِقَايَةَ الْحَاجِّ وَعِمَارَةَ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ كَمَنْ آمَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ وَجَاهَدَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ لَا يَسْتَوونَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ وَاللَّهُ لَا يَهْدِي الْقَوْمَ الظَّالِمِينَ} » *