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tabarani:17605 – al-Miqdām b. Dāwud > Asad b. Mūsá > Ibn Lahīʿah > Zabbān b. Fāyid > Sahl b. Muʿādh b. Anas from his father

[Machine] Narrated by the Messenger of Allah, a man asked him, "Which of the Mujahideen is greater in reward?" He replied, "Those who remember Allah the most." He then asked, "Which of the fasting individuals is greater in reward?" He replied, "Those who remember Allah the most." Then, he mentioned prayer, Zakat, Hajj, and charity. All of these, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Those who remember Allah the most." Abu Bakr Siddiq said to Umar, "Oh Abu Hafs, the remembrance of Allah takes away all goodness." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Indeed."  

الطبراني:١٧٦٠٥ – حَدَّثَنَا الْمِقْدَامُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ ثنا أَسَدُ بْنُ مُوسَى ثنا ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ ثنا زَبَّانُ بْنُ فَايِدٍ عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ مُعَاذِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ أَنَّ رَجُلًا سَأَلَهُ فَقَالَ أَيُّ الْمُجَاهِدِينَ أَعْظَمُ أَجْرًا؟ قَالَ «أَكْثَرُهُمْ لِلَّهِ ذِكْرًا» قَالَ وَأَيُّ الصَّائِمِينَ أَعْظَمُ لِلَّهِ أَجْرًا؟ قَالَ «أَكْثَرُهُمْ لِلَّهِ ذِكْرًا» ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ الصَّلَاةَ وَالزَّكَاةَ وَالْحَجَّ وَالصَّدَقَةَ كُلُّ ذَلِكَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «أَكْثَرُهُمْ لِلَّهِ ذِكْرًا» فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقُ لِعُمَرَ ؓ يَا أَبَا حَفْصٍ ذَهَبَ الذَّاكِرُونَ اللهَ بِكُلِّ خَيْرٍ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «أَجَلْ»  

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ahmad:15614 – Ḥasan > Ibn Lahīʿah > Zabbān > Sahl b. Muʿādh from his father

[Machine] From the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, a man asked him, "Which jihad is the greatest in reward?" He replied, "The one in which the most remembrance of Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, is made." Then he asked, "Which fasting is the greatest in reward?" He replied, "The one in which the most remembrance of Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, is made." Then he mentioned to us prayer, charity, pilgrimage, and zakat, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The one in which the most remembrance of Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, is made." Abu Bakr said to Umar, "O Abu Hafs, the remembrance of good has gone with you." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Indeed."  

أحمد:١٥٦١٤ – حَدَّثَنَا حَسَنٌ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ حَدَّثَنَا زَبَّانُ عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ مُعَاذٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَنَّ رَجُلًا سَأَلَهُ فَقَالَ أَيُّ الْجِهَادِ أَعْظَمُ أَجْرًا؟ قَالَ أَكْثَرُهُمْ لِلَّهِ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى ذِكْرًا قَالَ فَأَيُّ الصَّائِمِينَ أَعْظَمُ أَجْرًا؟ قَالَ أَكْثَرُهُمْ لِلَّهِ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى ذِكْرًا ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ لَنَا الصَّلَاةَ وَالزَّكَاةَ وَالْحَجَّ وَالصَّدَقَةَ كُلُّ ذَلِكَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺيَقُولُ أَكْثَرُهُمْ لِلَّهِ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى ذِكْرًا فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ لِعُمَرَ يَا أَبَا حَفْصٍ ذَهَبَ الذَّاكِرُونَ بِكُلِّ خَيْرٍ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَجَلْ