عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ سَأَلَ رَجُلٌ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَيُّ الْأَعْمَالِ أَفْضَلُ قَالَ الْإِيمَانُ بِاللَّهِ قَالَ ثُمَّ مَاذَا قَالَ الْجِهَادُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ قَالَ ثُمَّ مَاذَا قَالَ ثُمَّ حَجٌّ مَبْرُورٌ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): "Which deed is the most virtuous?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) replied: "Faith in Allah, the Exalted." He said: "Then which?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) replied: "Striving in the path of Allah, the Exalted." He said: "Then which?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) replied: "Then Hajj Mabroor (an accepted pilgrimage)."