On the authority of Abu Dharr, that he asked the Prophet of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace: "Which deed is best?" He said: "Faith in Allah, and jihad in the path of Allah, Mighty and Majestic."(1)

3130 - Ishaq ibn Ibrahim informed us, saying: Abd al-Razzaq informed us, saying: Ma'mar narrated to us, from al-Zuhri, from Ibn al-Musayyab, from Abu Hurayrah, who said: A man asked the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace: "Which deeds are most virtuous?" He said: "Faith in Allah." He said: "Then what?" He said: "Jihad in the path of Allah." He said: "Then what?" He said: "An accepted Hajj(2)."(3)

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(1) Its chain of transmission is sound. Shu'ayb: he is Ibn al-Layth ibn Sa'd, and Urwah: he is Ibn al-Zubayr, and Abu Murawwih: he is al-Ghifari, and it is said: al-Laythi. It is in "Al-Sunan al-Kubra" under numbers (4322) and (4875). Shu'ayb ibn al-Layth was paired in the second narration with Abdullah ibn Abd al-Hakam, and in it there is an addition: He said: "Then which slaves are best to free?" He said: "The most expensive in price and the most precious to their owners."
It was also narrated by Ahmad (21331) and (21500), al-Bukhari (2518), Muslim (84), the compiler in "Al-Sunan al-Kubra" (4874), and Ibn Hibban (152) and (4596), via the path of Hisham ibn Urwah, from his father, with it, and in their versions there is an addition (except for Ibn Hibban's first narration): He said: "I said: Which slaves are most virtuous?" He said: "The most precious to their owners and the most expensive in price." He said: "I said: What if I cannot do that?" He said: "You help a craftsman, or you make something for one who is unskilled." He said: "I said: O Messenger of Allah, what do you think if I am too weak for some of the work?" He said: "You withhold your harm from the people, for that is a charity from you upon yourself" (the wording of Muslim). The compiler's narration is limited to the addition "Which slaves are most virtuous..."
It was also narrated by Ahmad (21449) and Muslim (84) via the path of Habib al-A'war, the freed slave of Urwah, from Urwah, with it, and with the aforementioned addition.
(2) In (R) and (M): "Then an accepted Hajj."
(3) Its chain of transmission is sound. Ishaq ibn Ibrahim: he is Ibn Rahawayh. It is in "Al-Sunan al-Kubra" of the compiler (4323) from Ishaq ibn Mansur, from Abd al-Razzaq.
Al-Mizzi in "Tuhfat al-Ashraf" (13280) pointed to this discrepancy, mentioning that in the narration of Abu Bakr ibn al-Sunni it occurred as Ishaq ibn Ibrahim, and in the two narrations of Ibn Hayyawayh and al-Asyuti it occurred as =