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tabarani:19104Bakr b. Sahl > ʿAbdullāh b. Yūsuf > al-Haytham b. Ḥumayd > Zayd b. Wāqid > Sulaymān b. Mūsá > Kathīr b. Murrah > Abū Fāṭimah

[Machine] I said, "O Messenger of Allah, inform us of an action that we can adhere to and practice." He said, "You should migrate, for indeed, there is nothing like it." I said, "O Messenger of Allah, inform us of an action that we can adhere to and practice." He said, "You should engage in jihad, for indeed, there is nothing like it." I said, "O Messenger of Allah, inform us of an action that we can adhere to and practice." He said, "You should observe fasting, for indeed, there is nothing like it." I said, "O Messenger of Allah, inform us of an action that we can adhere to and practice." He said, "You should prostrate, for whenever you prostrate to Allah, He elevates you in rank and removes a sin from you."  

الطبراني:١٩١٠٤حَدَّثَنَا بَكْرُ بْنُ سَهْلٍ ثنا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ ثنا الْهَيْثَمُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ حَدَّثَنِي زَيْدُ بْنُ وَاقِدٍ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ مُوسَى عَنْ كَثِيرِ بْنِ مُرَّةَ أَنَّ أَبَا فَاطِمَةَ حَدَّثَهُمْ قَالَ

قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَخْبِرْنَا بِعَمَلٍ نَسْتَقِيمُ عَلَيْهِ وَنَعْمَلُهُ قَالَ «عَلَيْكَ بِالْهِجْرَةِ فَإِنَّهُ لَا مِثْلَ لَهَا» قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَخْبِرْنَا بِعَمَلٍ نَسْتَقِيمُ عَلَيْهِ وَنَعْمَلُهُ قَالَ «عَلَيْكَ بِالْجِهَادِ فَإِنَّهُ لَا مِثْلَ لَهُ» قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَخْبِرْنَا بِعَمَلٍ نَسْتَقِيمُ عَلَيْهِ وَنَعْمَلُهُ قَالَ «عَلَيْكَ بِالصَّوْمِ فَإِنَّهُ لَا مِثْلَ لَهُ» قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَخْبِرْنَا بِعَمَلٍ نَسْتَقِيمُ عَلَيْهِ وَنَعْمَلُهُ قَالَ «عَلَيْكَ بِالسُّجُودِ فَإِنَّكَ لَا تَسْجُدُ لِلَّهِ سَجْدَةً إِلَّا رَفَعَكَ اللهُ بِهَا دَرَجَةً وَحَطَّ عَنْكَ بِهَا خَطِيئَةً»  


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السيوطي:١٥٦١٥a

"عَلَيكَ بالهجرَة، فإِنهُ لا مثْلَ لَها، عَلَيكَ بالجِهاد فإِنَّهُ لا مثْلَ لَهُ؛ عليكَ بالصَّوم فإنَّهُ لا مثْلَ لَهُ، عَلَيكَ بالسُّجُود فإِنَّكَ لا تَسجُدُ للهِ سجْدَةً إلا رَفَعَكَ اللهُ تعالى بها دَرَجَةً، وحطَّ عَنْك بهَا خَطيئة".  

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