Riyad as-Salihin #684
The Book of Jihad
The Arabic includes the chain of narration (sanad) and the collector's commentary; the English translation shows the Prophet's words only.
وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم :
"للعبد المملوك المصلح أجران، والذي نفس أبي هريرة بيده لولا الجهاد في سبيل الله والحج، وبر أمي لأحببت أن أموت وأنا مملوك" ((متفق عليه))
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "The faithful and diligent slave will have a double reward." (Abu Hurairah added:) By Him in Whose Hand the soul of Abu Hurairah is! but for Jihad in the Cause of Allah, and Hajj and kindness to my mother, I would have preferred to die as a slave..
Narrated by Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
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This hadith is #684 from Riyad as-Salihin, in the Book of The Book of Jihad and narrated by Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:.