English Translation

Hajjaj told us: Ibn Jurayj said: Uthman ibn Abi Sulayman told me, from Ali al-Azdi, from Ubayd ibn Umayr, from Abdullah ibn Hubshi al-Khath'ami, that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, was asked: "Which deeds are best?" He said: "Faith with no doubt in it, jihad with no misappropriation in it, and an accepted pilgrimage." It was said: "Which prayer is best?" He said: "The longest in standing." It was said: "Which charity is best?" He said: "The charity of one who struggles despite having little." It was said: "Which emigration is best?" He said: "One who abandons what Allah has forbidden him." It was said: "Which jihad is best?" He said: "One who strives against the polytheists with his wealth and his person." It was said: "Which death is noblest?" He said: "One whose blood is spilled and whose horse is hamstrung."