Hadith on Deeds: Faith, Jihad, Hajj better than all other deeds

Ma’iz al-Tamimi reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, was asked, “Which deeds are best?” The Prophet said, “Faith in Allah alone, then jihad, and then a blessed pilgrimage are better than all other deeds like the distance between the rising of the sun and its setting.”

Source: al-Mu’jam al-Kabīr lil-Ṭabarānī 20/344

Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani

عَنْ مَاعِزٍ  التميمي عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ سُئِلَ أَيُّ الْأَعْمَالِ أَفْضَلُ قَالَ الْإِيمَانُ بِاللهِ وَحْدَهُ ثُمَّ الْجِهَادُ ثُمَّ حَجَّةٌ بَرَّةٌ تَفْضُلُ سَائِرَ الْعَمَلِ كَمَا بَيْنَ مَطْلِعِ الشَّمْسِ إِلَى مَغْرِبِهَا

20/344 المعجم الكبير للطبراني

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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