Narrated from Sahl bin Sa’d (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “Guarding the frontier for one day in the way of Allah is better than the world and all that is in it. A place in Paradise as small as the whip of one of you is better than the world and all that is in it, and a servant’s going forth in the morning or evening in the way of Allah is better than the world and all that is in it.”
Hadith Referenceسنن ترمذي / كتاب فضائل الجهاد عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم / 1664
Hadith Referenceسنن ترمذي / كتاب فضائل الجهاد عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم / 1665
Hadith Gradingالألبانی:صحيح، الإرواء (1200)
Hadith Takhrij«صحیح مسلم/الإمارة 50 (1913) ، سنن النسائی/الجہاد 39 (3169) ، ( تحفة الأشراف : 4510) ، و مسند احمد (5/440، 441) (صحیح) (مؤلف کی سند میں محمد بن المنکدر اور سلمان فارسی رضی الله عنہ کے درمیان انقطاع ہے، مگر مسلم اور نسائی کی سند جو بطریق شرحبیل بن سمط ہے متصل ہے)»
Abu Salih, the freed slave of Uthman, says: I heard Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) saying from the pulpit: I had concealed a hadith from you which I heard from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) out of fear that you would separate from me. Then it occurred to me that I should narrate it to you so that everyone may choose for himself what he understands. I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say: "Guarding the frontier for one day in the way of Allah is better than guarding for a thousand days elsewhere." __REF_N__ Imam Tirmidhi says: This hadith is hasan sahih gharib.
Hadith Referenceسنن ترمذي / كتاب فضائل الجهاد عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم / 1667