Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 37347 — The words of Abu Waqid al-Laythi

It is narrated from Yahya bin Abd al-Rahman; he said that Sayyiduna Abu Waqid al-Laythi (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "We went through all deeds one after another to see which of them is the best, and we found no deed more helpful in seeking the Hereafter than abstinence from the world."