Hadith 22306

حَدَّثَنَا هَاشِمُ بْنُ الْقَاسِمِ , حَدَّثَنَا بَكْرُ بْنُ خُنَيْسٍ , عَنْ لَيْثِ بْنِ أَبِي سُلَيْمٍ , عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَرْطَاةَ , عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ , قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " مَا أُذِنَ لِعَبْدٍ فِي شَيْءٍ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ رَكْعَتَيْنِ يُصَلِّيهِمَا , وَإِنَّ الْبِرَّ لَيُذَرُّ فَوْقَ رَأْسِ الْعَبْدِ مَا دَامَ فِي صَلَاتِهِ , وَمَا تَقَرَّبَ الْعِبَادُ إِلَى اللَّهِ تَعَالَى بِمِثْلِ مَا خَرَجَ مِنْهُ " يَعْنِي : الْقُرْآنَ.
It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: No human being has been granted permission regarding anything better than what has been granted regarding the two rak‘ahs which he performs, and as long as a person remains engaged in prayer, goodness continues to be showered upon his head, and a person does not attain closeness to Allah by anything like the closeness attained through the speech that comes from Him, that is, the Qur’an.
Hadith Reference مسند احمد / مسند الأنصار رضي الله عنهم / 22306
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