830. The most excellent form of remembrance is, Laa ilaaha illaallah - There is no god but Allah; and the best supplication is Al-Hamdulillaah - praises be to Allah. (At-Tirmithi)
831- أَفْضَلُ العِبَادَةِ قِرَاْءَةُ القُرْآنِ. ابن قانع831. The best type of worship is reciting the Qur’an. (Ibn Qania)
832- أَفْضَلُ الصَّدَقَةِ عَلَىْ ذِيْ الرَّحِمِ الكَاْشِحِ. أحمد832. The best type of charity is (the one given) to a relative who is ungrateful. (Ahmad)
833- أَفْضَلُ الشَّفَاعَةِ أَنْ تَشْفَعَ بَيْنَ اثْنَيْنِ فِيْ النِّكَاحِ. ابن ماجه833. The best type of mediation is to mediate between two people for marriage. (Ibn Maajah)
834- أَفْضَلُ الصَّلَاةِ صَلَاةُ المَرْءِ فِيْ بَيْتِهِ إِلَّا المَكْتُوْبَةَ. النسائي834. The best type of prayer is the prayer that a person makes in his house, except for the required prayers. (An-Nasaai)
835- أَفْضَلُ الجِهَادِ كَلِمَةُ حَقٍّ عِنْدَ سُلْطَانٍ جَاْئِرٍ. البخاري835. The best type of jihad is to speak the truth before a despotic ruler. (Al-Bukhari)
836- أَفْضَلُ النَّاسِ فِي المَسْجِدِ الإِمَاْمُ ثُمَّ المُؤَذِّنُ ثُمَّ يَمِيْنُ الإِمَاْمِ. الديلمي836. The best of people in the mosque are the Imam, then the one who calls to prayer, and then the one on the right side of the Imam. (Ad-Dailami)
837- أَفْضَلُ الدُّعَاءِ يَوْمَ عَرَفَة وَأَفْضَلُ مَاْ قُلْتُ أَنَا وَالنَّبِيِيِّنَ مِنْ قَبْلِيْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيْكَ لَهُ لَهُ المُلْكُ وَلَهُ الحَمْدُ يُحْيِيْ وَيُمِيْتُ بِيَدِهِ الخَيْرُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيْرٌ. البيهقي837. The best supplication is on the Day of Arafat; and the best that I have spoken and the prophets before me is: laa ilaaha illaallaah, wahdahu laa sharika lah, lahul mulk, wa lahul hamd, yuhyi wa yumit, bi-yadhil khair, wa huwa ‘alaa kulli shai’in qadir- there is no god but Allah, alone with no partner; unto Him is the dominion, and unto Him is all praise; He gives life and death, and in His hand is all good, and He is powerful over all things. (Al-Bayhaqi)
838- أَفْضَلُ الصِّيَامِ صِيَامُ أَخِيْ دَاْوُدَ كَاْنَ يَصُوْمُ يَوْمَاً وَيُفْطِرُ يَوْمَاً. مسلم838. The best type of fasting is the fasting of my brother David; he used to fast one day and break fast the other day. (Muslim)
839- أَفْضَلُ صَدَقَةِ اللِّسَانِ , الشَّفَاْعَةُ بِهَاْ تَحْقِنُ الدَّمَ وَبِهَاْ يُفَكُّ الأَسِيْرُ. الطبراني839. The best charity is the charity of the tongue; it saves lives and frees captives. (At-Tabaraani)
840- أَفْضَلُ الفَضَاْئِلِ أَنْ تَصِلَ مَنْ قَطَعَكَ وَتُعْطِيَ مَنْ حَرَمَكَ وَتَصْفَحَ عَمَّنْ ظَلَمَكَ. أحمد840. The best merits are to connect with your kindred who disconnect relations with you, to give (money) to he who does not give to you, and to forgive he who aggrieves you. (Ahmad)
841- أَفْضَلُ الأَعْمَاْلِ الحُبُّ فِيْ اللهِ وَالبُغْضُ فِي اللهِ. أبو داود841. The best of deeds is to love for the sake of Allah and to hate for the sake of Allah. (Abu Daud)
842- أَفْضَلُ الأَعْمَالِ عِنْدَ اللهِ تَعَاْلَى إِيْمَاْنٌ لَا شَكَّ فِيْهِ وَغَزْوٌ لَاْ غَلُوْلَ فِيْهِ وَحَجٌّ مَبْرُوْرٌ. ابن حبان842. The best of deeds in the sight of Allah Most High is a faith in which there is no doubt, fighting (for his sake) without treachery, and an accepted Hajj. (Ibn Habban)
843- أَفْضَلُ الدُّعَاْءِ أَنْ تَسْأَلَ رَبَّكَ العَفْوَ وَالعَاْفِيَةَ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالآخِرَةِ فَإِنْ أُعْطِيْتَهُمَا فِي الدُّنْيَا ثُمَّ أُعْطِيْتَهُمَا فِي الآخِرَةِ فَقَدْ أَفْلَحْتَ. الطبراني843. The best of supplications is for you to ask forgiveness and good health in this world and in the hereafter; for if you are given them in this world and are then given them in the hereafter, you have truly prospered. (At-Tabaraani)
844- أَفْضَلُ الصَّدَقَةِ مَاْ كَانَ عَنْ ظَهْرِ غِنَىً وَاليَدُ العُلْيَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ اليَدِ السُفْلَى وَابْدَأْ بِمَنْ تَعُوْلُ. أحمد844. The best charity is to give when you are rich; and the upper (giving) hand is better than the lower (taking) one; and start with your dependents. (Ahmad)
845- أَفْضَلُ الصَّدَقَةِ سَقْيُ المَاءِ. أحمد845. The best charity is to provide water. (Ahmad)
846- أَفْضَلُ الصَّلَاةِ طُوْلُ القُنُوْتِ. أحمد846. The best type of prayer is the one (in which you) spend a long time supplicating. (Ahmad)
847- أَفْضَلُ العِبَادِ دَرَجَةً عِنْدَ اللهِ يَوْمَ القِيَامَةِ الذَّاكِرُونَ اللهَ كَثِيْرَاً. أحمد847. The best of servants in terms of their degree with Allah on the Day of Resurrection are the ones who remember Allah often. (Ahmad)
848- أَفْضَلُ القُرْآنِ الحَمْدُ للهِ رَبِّ العَالَمِيْنَ. ابن حبان848. The best of the Qur’an is, “All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds,” (i.e., Sura Fatiha). (Ibn Habban)
849- أَفْضَلُ المُؤْمِنِيْنَ أَحْسَنُهُمْ خُلُقَاً. الحاكم849. The best of believers are those with the most beautiful character. (Al-Haakim)
850- أَفْضَلُ الكَلَامِ سُبْحَانَ اللهِ والحَمْدُ للهِ ولا إِلهَ إِلَّا اللهُ واللهُ أَكْبَرُ. أحمد850. The best of words are: Subhaanallaah, wal-hamdulillaah, wa laa ilaaha illaallaah, wallaahu akbar - glory be to Allah, and praise be to Allah, and there is no god except Allah, and Allah is the greatest. (Ahmad)