(43) باب ذِكْرِ الاِخْتِلاَفِ عَلَى مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي يَعْقُوبَ فِي حَدِيثِ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ فِي فَضْلِ الصَّائِمِ
It was narrated from Abu Umamah that he asked the Messenger of Allah:
"Which deed is best?" he said: "Take to fasting, for there is nothing equal to it." (ES)
Reference (ES): Sunan an-Nasa'i 2222 (ES)
In-book reference (ES): Book 22, Hadith 133 (ES)
English translation (ES): Vol. 3, Book 22, Hadith 2224 (ES)