Sahih al-Bukhari
Sahih al-Bukhari 26
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يُونُسَ، وَمُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم سُئِلَ أَىُّ الْعَمَلِ أَفْضَلُ فَقَالَ " إِيمَانٌ بِاللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ ". قِيلَ ثُمَّ مَاذَا قَالَ " الْجِهَادُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ ". قِيلَ ثُمَّ مَاذَا قَالَ " حَجٌّ مَبْرُورٌ ".
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Ahmad ibn Yunus and Musa ibn Ismail narrated to us. They said: Ibrahim ibn Sa'd narrated to us. He said: Ibn Shihab narrated to us, from Sa'id ibn al-Musayyab, from Abu Hurayra: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked, ‘Which deed is best?’ He replied: ‘Faith in Allah and His Messenger.’ It was asked: ‘Then what?’ He said: ‘Striving in the path of Allah.’ It was asked: ‘Then what?’ He said: ‘An accepted Hajj.’
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The English witness expands the final expression hajj mabrur into a definition involving intention, acceptance, and avoiding sin; those details are not stated in this Arabic passage.