Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ وَحَجَّاجٌ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ شُعْبَةَ عَنْ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْجَسْرِيِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الصَّامِتِ عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ عَنْ نَبِيِّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ إِنَّ أَحَبَّ الْكَلَامِ إِلَى اللَّهِ أَنْ يَقُولَ الْعَبْدُ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ قَالَ حَجَّاجٌ إِنَّهُ سَأَلَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ أَحَبِّ الْعَمَلِ إِلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ أَوْ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِنَّ أَحَبَّ الْكَلَامِ إِلَى اللَّهِ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ.
English Translation
Muhammad ibn Ja'far told us: Shu'bah told us; and Hajjaj said: I heard Shu'bah, from Abu Mas'ud, from Abu Abd Allah al-Jasri, from Abd Allah ibn al-Samit, from Abu Dharr, from the Prophet of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, that he said: "The most beloved speech to Allah is that the servant says, 'Glory be to Allah and praise be to Him.'" Hajjaj said: He asked the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, about the deed most beloved to Allah, the Mighty and Majestic - or the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "The most beloved speech to Allah is 'Glory be to Allah and praise be to Him.'"