Hadith 939
Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates this hadith as marfu‘ that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “No deed of a person can save him from Allah’s punishment more than the remembrance of Allah.” It was asked: O Messenger of Allah! Not even striving in the way of Allah? He replied: “Yes, even striving in the way of Allah, unless you strike with your sword so much that it breaks.”