Mishkat al-Masabih #3668
Jihad
The Arabic includes the chain of narration (sanad) and the collector's commentary; the English translation shows the Prophet's words only.
وَعَنْ عُثْمَانَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «رِبَاطُ يَوْمٍ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَلْفِ يَوْمٍ فِيمَا سِوَاهُ مِنَ الْمَنَازِلِ» . رَوَاهُ التِّرْمِذِيُّ وَالنَّسَائِيّ
Uthman reported God’s Messenger as saying, “A day on the frontier in God’s path is better than a thousand days in any other place."
Tirmidhi and Nasa’i transmitted it.
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This hadith is #3668 from Mishkat al-Masabih, in the Book of Jihad.