It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: I said: "O Messenger of Allah, which act of worship will be the most excellent in rank with Allah on the Day of Resurrection?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "(The worship of) those who remember Allah much." I said: "O Messenger of Allah, and the warrior who fights in the path of Allah (is he also below them)?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Even if he struck the disbelievers and the polytheists with his sword until it broke and was dyed with blood, the one who remembers Allah would still be more excellent than him."
Hadith Referenceمسند أبي يعلى الموصلي / من مسند أبي سعيد الخدري / 1401
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده ضعيف
Hadith Takhrij«حکم الحدیث مسند ابی یعلی محققاً تنسیق حسين سليم أسد - مکتبہ شاملہ :قال حسين سليم أسد: إسناده ضعيف . » «قال سعيد بن محمد السناري: ضعيف» «أخرجه سنن الترمذي برقم: 3376، وأخرجه شرح السنة برقم: 1246، مسند ابویعلیٰ ترقیم الاثری: 1397»