سنن نسائي
Nasai
كتاب الجهادThe Book of Jihad
بَابُ : فَضْلِ الرِّبَاطِChapter: The Virtue Of Ar-Ribat (Guarding The Frontier)
Hadith 3172
اُردوEn
أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مَعْنٍ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا زُهْرَةُ بْنُ مَعْبَدٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ مَوْلَى عُثْمَانَ ، قَالَ : قَالَ عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عَفَّانَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ : سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، يَقُولُ : " يَوْمٌ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَلْفِ يَوْمٍ فِيمَا سِوَاهُ " .
´It was narrated that Abu Salih, the freed slace of 'Uthman, said:` "uthman bin 'Affan said: 'I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: A day in the cause of Allah is better than a thousand days doing anything else.'"
Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
There is nothing surprising in this. Worship performed on Laylat al-Qadr is also superior to the worship of a thousand months’ nights.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 3172
