Mishkat al-Masabih
Mishkat al-Masabih 2280
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
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Abu Sa‘id reported that the Messenger of God (peace be upon him) was asked, ‘Which servants are best and highest in rank with God on the Day of Resurrection?’ He replied, ‘The men and women who remember God much.’ He was asked, ‘Even more than the one who fights in God’s path?’ He replied, ‘Even if he strikes the unbelievers and polytheists with his sword until it breaks and is stained with blood, the one who remembers God is higher than him in rank.’ Ahmad and al-Tirmidhi transmitted it. Al-Tirmidhi said: ‘This is a hasan gharib hadith.’ The Arabic source marks it as not studied by al-Albani.