(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." (JA)
Reference (JA): Sunan an-Nasa'i 2222 (JA)
In-book reference (JA): Book 22, Hadith 133 (JA)
English translation (JA): Vol. 3, Book 22, Hadith 2224 (JA)