Which type of jihad is the best?
بَابُ أَيُّ الْجِهَادِ أَفْضَلُ
Sunan ad-Darimi, Book of Religious Battles(view book)
Sunan ad-Darimi 2437
Muḥammad b. Yūsuf > Mālik b. Mighwal > al-Aʿmash > Abū Sufyān > Jābir
“I came to the Prophet ﷺ and said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, which Jihad is best?’ He said: ‘(That of a man) whose blood is shed and his horse is wounded.’” – Sound Chain
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكُ بْنُ مِغْوَلٍ عَنْ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ
قِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَيُّ الْجِهَادِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ «مَنْ عُقِرَ جَوَادُهُ وَأُهْرِيقَ دَمُهُ» – إسناده صحيح
Classification
Sahih ul-Isnaad (Authentic Chain)