Hadith 4786

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَخْبِرْنَا بِعَمَلٍ يَعْدِلُ الْجِهَادَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ قَالَ لَا تُطِيقُونَهُ مَرَّتَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلَاثًا قَالَ قَالُوا أَخْبِرْنَا فَلَعَلَّنَا نُطِيقُهُ قَالَ مَثَلُ الْمُجَاهِدِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ كَمَثَلِ الصَّائِمِ الْقَائِمِ الْقَانِتِ بِآيَاتِ اللَّهِ لَا يَفْتُرُ مِنْ صِيَامٍ وَلَا صَلَاةٍ حَتَّى يَرْجِعَ الْمُجَاهِدُ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Companions said: O Messenger of Allah! Tell us about an action that is equal to striving (jihad) in the way of Allah. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: You do not have the ability to do that. He said this two or three times. The people said: Please tell us, perhaps we might have the ability to do it? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The example of the one who strives (mujahid) is like that of a person who fasts continuously and stands in prayer with the verses of Allah continuously, neither tiring from fasting nor from prayer, until the mujahid returns to his family.
Hadith Reference الفتح الربانی / كتاب الجهاد / 4786
Hadith Grading محدثین: صحیح
Hadith Takhrij «أخرجه البخاري: 2787، ومسلم: 1878، (انظر مسند أحمد ترقيم الرسالة: 9481 ترقیم بيت الأفكار الدولية: 9477»