Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) reports this as a marfu' hadith traced back to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): (He (peace and blessings be upon him) said:) "A person does no deed that saves him from the punishment more than the remembrance of Allah. It was submitted: Not even jihad in the path of Allah? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Not even jihad in the path of Allah, except in the case where a man keeps striking with his sword until it (the sword) breaks."
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Saghir and al-Mu'jam al-Awsat, and the narrators of both reports are the narrators of the Sahih.
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الأذكار / 16749
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ صحیح
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