Hadith #155

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English Translation

Ismāʿīl narrated to us: Layth narrated to us, from ʿAmr ibn Murrah, from Muʿāwiyah ibn Suwayd ibn Muqarrin, from al-Barāʾ ibn ʿĀzib, who said: We were sitting with the Prophet ﷺ, and he said: "Which bond of Islam is the firmest?" They said: "The prayer." He said: "Good, but that is not it." They said: "Zakāh." He said: "Good, but that is not it." They said: "Fasting in Ramaḍān." He said: "Good, but that is not it." They said: "Ḥajj." He said: "Good, but that is not it." They said: "Jihād." He said: "Good, but that is not it." He said: "The firmest bond of faith is to love for the sake of Allah and to hate for the sake of Allah."