Sahih al-Bukhari, 6462
sahihChain of narration · Isnād
Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.
Narrated by Qutayba bin Sa'id bin JamilfromImam MaalikfromHisham bin 'Urwafrom'Urwa ibn al-Zubayrfrom'Aisha bint Abi Bakr
Hadith text · Matn
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ كَانَ أَحَبُّ الْعَمَلِ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم الَّذِي يَدُومُ عَلَيْهِ صَاحِبُهُ.
English translation
Narrated `Aisha:
The most beloved action to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was that whose doer did it continuously and regularly.
References2 variants
- In-Book Reference
- Book 81, Hadith 51
- USC-MSA web (English) reference
- Vol. 8, Book 76, Hadith 469 (deprecated numbering scheme)