Muḥammad b. Yūsuf > Sufyān > Manṣūr And al-Aʿmash > Sālim b. Abū al-Jaʿd

From Thawban, the servant of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, who said that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: "Stay steadfast and you will not be able to count [the rewards] and know that the best of your deeds is prayer." Another narration states, "Indeed, prayer is among the best of your deeds." And another narration states, "No one will maintain their ablution except a believer." – Sound Chain

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ وَالْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ أَبِي الْجَعْدِ

عَنْ ثَوْبَانَ مَوْلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «اسْتَقِيمُوا وَلَنْ تُحْصُوا وَاعْلَمُوا أَنَّ خَيْرَ أَعْمَالِكُمُ الصَّلَاةُ» وَقَالَ الْآخَرُ «إِنَّ مِنْ خَيْرِ أَعْمَالِكُمُ الصَّلَاةَ» «وَلَنْ يُحَافِظَ عَلَى الْوُضُوءِ إِلَّا مُؤْمِنٌ» – إسناده صحيح