JIHAD IS AMONG BEST ACTIONS H 1311 "The Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, was asked, 'Which action is best?' He answered, 'To believe in Allah and His Messenger.' Then he was asked, 'And thereafter?' He responded, 'Fighting in the Way of Allah.' He was asked once more, 'And after that?' He replied, 'Pilgrimage free of vice and defect.'" R 1311 Bukhari and Muslim with a chain up to Abu Hurairah who related that the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, said this.
1285- عن أَبي هريرة رضي الله عنه ، قَالَ : سُئِلَ رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم : أيُّ العَمل أفْضَلُ ؟ قَالَ : "إيمَانٌ بِاللهِ وَرَسُولِهِ" قيلَ : ثُمَّ مَاذَا ؟ قَالَ : "الجهادُ في سَبيلِ اللهِ" قِيلَ : ثُمَّ مَاذَا ؟ قَالَ : "حَجٌّ مَبْرُورٌ" متفقٌ عَلَيْهِ .