Hadith 14499

Chapter 1

باب 1

(1) باب فَضْلُ الْجِهَادِ وَالسِّيَرِ

(1) Chapter: The superiority of Jihad (ES)
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حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا حَبِيبُ بْنُ أَبِي عَمْرَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ بِنْتِ طَلْحَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ تُرَى الْجِهَادَ أَفْضَلَ الْعَمَلِ، أَفَلاَ نُجَاهِدُ قَالَ " لَكِنَّ أَفْضَلَ الْجِهَادِ حَجٌّ مَبْرُورٌ ".

Narrated `Aisha:
(That she said), "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! We consider Jihad as the best deed. Should we not fight in Allah's Cause?" He said, "The best Jihad (for women) is Hajj-Mabrur (i.e. Hajj which is done according to the Prophet's tradition and is accepted by Allah). (ES)

Reference (ES): Sahih al-Bukhari 2784 (ES)

In-book reference (ES): Book 56, Hadith 3 (ES)

USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Vol. 4, Book 52, Hadith 43 (ES)