Syedna Abu Saeed Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that a man came to me and said: Advise me. I said: The question you have asked me, I had asked the same question to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) before you (and he said): I advise you to fear Allah, for it is the foundation of everything; adhere to Jihad, for it is the monasticism of Islam; and be regular in the remembrance of Allah and the recitation of the Holy Qur’an, for it is a source of mercy for you in the heavens and a source of mention for you on the earth.
Hadith Referenceالفتح الربانی / مسائل الترغيب فى الأعمال الصالحة / 8982
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:صحیح
Hadith Takhrij«صحيح، قاله الالباني، أخرجه ابويعلي: 1000، (انظر مسند أحمد ترقيم الرسالة: 1774 ترقیم بيت الأفكار الدولية: 11796»
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … The foundation of the rights of Allah, the Exalted, and the rights of the servants is piety (taqwa) and fear of Allah, which necessitates acting upon the commands and abstaining from the prohibitions.