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tirmidhi:3376 – Qutaybah > Ibn Lahīʿah > Darrāj > Abū al-Haytham > Abū Saʿīd al-Khudrī

The Messenger of Allah was asked: “Which of the worshippers is superior in rank with Allah on the Day of Judgment?” He said: “Those men who remember Allah much [and women].” He said: “I said: ‘O Messenger of Allah! What about the fighter in the cause of Allah?’ He said: ‘If he were to strike with his sword among the disbelievers and the idolater, until it breaks, and he (or it) is dyed with blood, those who remember Allah much would still be superior in rank.”  

الترمذي:٣٣٧٦ – حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ عَنْ دَرَّاجٍ عَنْ أَبِي الْهَيْثَمِ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ سُئِلَ أَىُّ الْعِبَادِ أَفْضَلُ دَرَجَةً عِنْدَ اللَّهِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ قَالَ الذَّاكِرُونَ اللَّهَ كَثِيرًا وَالذَّاكِرَاتُ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَمِنَ الْغَازِي فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ قَالَ لَوْ ضَرَبَ بِسَيْفِهِ فِي الْكُفَّارِ وَالْمُشْرِكِينَ حَتَّى يَنْكَسِرَ وَيَخْتَضِبَ دَمًا لَكَانَ الذَّاكِرُونَ اللَّهَ كَثِيرًا أَفْضَلَ مِنْهُ دَرَجَةً  

قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ غَرِيبٌ إِنَّمَا نَعْرِفُهُ مِنْ حَدِيثِ دَرَّاجٍ

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ahmad:11720 –

The Messenger of Allah was asked: “Which of the worshippers is superior in rank with Allah on the Day of Judgment?” He said: “Those men who remember Allah much [and women].” He said: “I said: ‘O Messenger of Allah! What about the fighter in the cause of Allah?’ He said: ‘If he were to strike with his sword among the disbelievers and the idolater, until it breaks, and he (or it) is dyed with blood, those who remember Allah much would still be superior in rank.” (Using translation from Tirmidhī 3376)   

أحمد:١١٧٢٠ – وَبِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ

أَنَّهُ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَيُّ الْعِبَادِ أَفْضَلُ دَرَجَةً عِنْدَ اللهِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ؟ قَالَ الذَّاكِرُونَ اللهَ كَثِيرًا قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ وَمَنِ الْغَازِي فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ؟ قَالَ لَوْ ضَرَبَ بِسَيْفِهِ فِي الْكُفَّارِ وَالْمُشْرِكِينَ حَتَّى يَنْكَسِرَ وَيَخْتَضِبَ دَمًا لَكَانَ الذَّاكِرُونَ اللهَ أَفْضَلَ مِنْهُ دَرَجَةً  

suyuti:3818a –

The Messenger of Allah was asked: “Which of the worshippers is superior in rank with Allah on the Day of Judgment?” He said: “Those men who remember Allah much [and women].” He said: “I said: ‘O Messenger of Allah! What about the fighter in the cause of Allah?’ He said: ‘If he were to strike with his sword among the disbelievers and the idolater, until it breaks, and he (or it) is dyed with blood, those who remember Allah much would still be superior in rank.” (Using translation from Tirmidhī 3376)   

السيوطي:٣٨١٨a –

"أفضلُ العِبادِ درجةَ عند الله يومَ القيامة: الذاكرون الله كثيرًا، قيل: ومِنَ الغازى في سبيل الله؟ قال: لو ضربَ بسيفِه في الكفار والمشركون حتى يَنكسِرَ ويَنْخَضِبَ دمًا لكان الذاكرون الله أفضلَ منه درجةَ" .  

[حم] أحمد [ت] الترمذي غريب، [ع] أبو يعلى ابن شاهين في الذكر عن أبي سعيد