Hadith #248
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ وَأَبُو النَّضْرِ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا الْمَسْعُودِيُّ عَنِ الْوَلِيدِ بْنِ الْعَيْزَارِ عَنْ أَبِي عَمْرٍو الشَّيْبَانِيِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَيُّ الْأَعْمَالِ أَفْضَل
ُ قَالَ الصَّلَاةُ لِمِيقَاتِهَا قَالَ قُلْتُ ثُمَّ مَاذَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ بِرُّ الْوَالِدَيْنِ قَالَ قُلْتُ ثُمَّ مَاذَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ الْجِهَادُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ قَالَ فَسَكَتُّ وَلَوْ اسْتَزَدْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَزَادَنِي
Isnad Chain
يزيد وأبو النضر
المسعودي
الوليد بن العيزار
أبي عمرو الشيباني
عبد الله بن مسعود
English Translation
It was narrated from 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (رضي الله عنه) — via Yazid and Abu al-Nadr, from al-Mas'udi, from al-Walid ibn al-'Ayrar, from Abu 'Amr al-Shaybani — that he said: 'I asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ: O Messenger of Allah, which deed is most virtuous? He said: Prayer at its [proper] time. I said: Then what, O Messenger of Allah? He said: Honoring one's parents. I said: Then what, O Messenger of Allah? He said: Jihad in the way of Allah. I then fell silent — and had I asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ for more, he would have given me more.'
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Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 12, Hadith 248
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 4086
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-40476