Sahih al-Bukhari · The Book of Jihad (Fighting For Allah’S Cause)
1- بَابُ فَضْلُ الْجِهَادِ وَالسِّيَرِ:
(1) Chapter. The superiority of Jihad.
4 hadith · references 2782–2785
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Bukhari · 2782الصَّلَاةُ عَلَى مِيقَاتِهَا ، قُلْتُ : ثُمَّ أَيٌّ ، قَالَ : ثُمَّ بِرُّ الْوَالِدَيْنِ ، قُلْتُ : ثُمَّ أَيٌّ ، قَالَ : الْجِهَادُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ ، فَسَكَتُّ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ I asked Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! What is the best deed?" He replied, "To offer the prayers at their early stated fixed times." I asked, "What is next in goodness?" He replied, "To be good and duti6 narratorsBukhari · 2783لَا هِجْرَةَ بَعْدَ الْفَتْحِ وَلَكِنْ جِهَادٌ وَنِيَّةٌ ، وَإِذَا اسْتُنْفِرْتُمْ فَانْفِرُواAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "There is no Hijra (i.e. migration) (from Mecca to Medina) after the Conquest (of Mecca), but Jihad and good intention remain; and if you are called (by the Muslim ruler) for fighting, go fort7 narratorsBukhari · 2784يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِتُرَى الْجِهَادَ أَفْضَلَ الْعَمَلِ أَفَلَا نُجَاهِدُ ، قَالَ : لَكِنَّ أَفْضَلَ الْجِهَادِ حَجٌّ مَبْرُورٌ(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'5 narratorsBukhari · 2785جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَ : دُلَّنِي عَلَى عَمَلٍ يَعْدِلُ الْجِهَادَ ، قَالَ : لَا أَجِدُهُ ، قَالَ : هَلْ تَسْتَطِيعُ إِذَا خَرَجَ الْمُجَاهِدُ أَنْ تَدْخُلَ مَسْجِدA man came to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and said, "Instruct me as to such a deed as equals Jihad (in reward)." He replied, "I do not find such a deed." Then he added, "Can you, while the Muslim fighter is in the battle-field7 narrators