Mishkat al-Masabih 2280
Remembrance of God and drawing near to Him - Section 3
وَعَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ: أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ سُئِلَ: أَيُّ الْعِبَادِ أَفْضَلُ وَأَرْفَعُ دَرَجَةً عِنْدَ اللَّهِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ؟ قَالَ: «الذَّاكِرُونَ اللَّهَ كَثِيرًا وَالذَّاكِرَاتُ» قِيلَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَمِنَ الْغَازِي فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ؟ قَالَ: «لَوْ ضَرَبَ بِسَيْفِهِ فِي الْكُفَّارِ وَالْمُشْرِكِينَ حَتَّى يَنْكَسِرَ وَيَخْتَضِبَ دَمًا فَإِنَّ الذَّاكِرَ لِلَّهِ أَفْضَلُ مِنْهُ دَرَجَة». رَوَاهُ أَحْمد وَالتِّرْمِذِيّ وَقَالَ التِّرْمِذِيّ: هَذَا حَدِيث حسن غَرِيب
Translation
Abu Sa'id said God’s messenger was asked who would be most excellent and most exalted in degree in God’s estimation on the day of resurrection, and replied, “The men and women who make frequent mention of God.” He was asked if they would be superior even to the man who had fought in God’s path, and replied, “Even though he plied his sword among infidels and polytheists till it was broken and smeared with blood, the one who made mention of God would have a more excellent degree than he.” Ahmad and Tirmidhi transmitted it, the latter saying this is a gharib tradition.
Grades by grader
| Ahmad Muhammad Shakir | Daifgraded on tirmidhi:3376 | fawazahmed0 |
|---|---|---|
| Muhammad Fuad Abd al-Baqi | Sahihgraded on ibnmajah:2924 | fawazahmed0 |
| Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamid | Sahihgraded on abudawud:1325 | fawazahmed0 |
| Shuayb al-Arnaut | Strong Chainin تخريج سنن أبي داود, p. 1325graded on abudawud:1325Another source records this grader as “Sahih” (fawazahmed0). | hadithunlocked |
| Zubair Ali Zai | Weakgraded on tirmidhi:3376Another source records this grader as “Isnaad Hasan” (fawazahmed0). | fawazahmed0, hadithunlocked, sunnah.com |
| al-Albani | Weakin ضعيف سنن الترمذي, p. 3376graded on tirmidhi:3376On the narration in abudawud:1325: “Sahih”. | fawazahmed0, hadithunlocked |
Same hadith, other wordings
- Jami at-Tirmidzi 3376أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ سُئِلَ أَىُّ الْعِبَادِ أَفْضَلُ دَرَجَةً عِنْدَ اللَّهِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ قَالَ الذَّاكِرُونَ اللَّهَ كَثِيرًا وَالذَّاكِرَاتُ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَمِنَ الْغَازِي فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ قَالَ لَوْ ضَرَبَ بِسَ
- Sunan Abu Dawud 1325أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ سُئِلَ أَىُّ الأَعْمَالِ أَفْضَلُ قَالَ طُولُ الْقِيَامِ
- Sunan Ibnu Majah 2924أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ سُئِلَ أَىُّ الأَعْمَالِ أَفْضَلُ قَالَ الْعَجُّ وَالثَّجُّ