Arabic (Original)
وَبِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ أَنَّهُ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَيُّ الْعِبَادِ أَفْضَلُ دَرَجَةً عِنْدَ اللَّهِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ قَالَ الذَّاكِرُونَ اللَّهَ كَثِيرًا قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَمَنْ الْغَازِي فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ قَالَ لَوْ ضَرَبَ بِسَيْفِهِ فِي الْكُفَّارِ وَالْمُشْرِكِينَ حَتَّى يَنْكَسِرَ وَيَخْتَضِبَ دَمًا لَكَانَ الذَّاكِرُونَ اللَّهَ أَفْضَلَ مِنْهُ دَرَجَةً.
English Translation
And with this same chain, he said: I said, "O Messenger of Allah, which of the servants has the highest rank with Allah on the Day of Resurrection?" He said, "Those who remember Allah much." I said, "O Messenger of Allah, what about the one who fights in the way of Allah?" He said: "Even if he struck with his sword among the disbelievers and polytheists until it broke and was stained with blood, those who remember Allah would still be of a higher rank than him."