JIHAD FOR WOMEN H 1302 "I, (Lady Ayesha, wife of the Prophet, may Allah be pleased with her, Mother of Believers) asked the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, 'O Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, we know that fighting in the Cause of Allah is the best deed, shall we then not go forth in the Cause of Allah?' He answered, 'The best fighting in the Cause of Allah for you is going on Pilgrimage.'" R 1302 Bukhari with a chain up to Lady Ayesha, may Allah be pleased with her, wife of the Prophet, Mother of Believers who related that the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, said this.
1276- وعن عائشة رَضِيَ اللهُ عنها ، قَالَت : قُلْتُ : يَا رسول الله ، نَرَى الجِهَادَ أفْضَلَ العَمَلِ ، أفَلاَ نُجَاهِدُ ؟ فَقَالَ : "لَكُنَّ أفْضَلُ الجِهَادِ : حَجٌّ مَبْرُورٌ" رواه البخاري .