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Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2856b

Chapter [The Best Deed Is That Which Is Done Continuously Even If It Is Little]

Authentic graded by Al-Albani Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2856b

Narrator:Ā’ishah

وَقَدْ رُوِيَ عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ كَانَ أَحَبُّ الْعَمَلِ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مَا دِيمَ عَلَيْهِ ‏.‏ حَدَّثَنَا بِذَلِكَ هَارُونُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ الْهَمْدَانِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَةُ عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَحْوَهُ بِمَعْنَاهُ ‏.‏ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ ‏.‏

It has been reported from Hisham bin 'Urwah from his father, that 'Aishah said:

"The most loved deed to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was what he could do regularly."

(Another chain) with similar meaning.

Reported by At-Tirmidhi (No. 2856b).

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Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2856b

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