Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا هَاشِمُ بْنُ الْقَاسِمِ حَدَّثَنَا بَكْرُ بْنُ خُنَيْسٍ عَنْ لَيْثِ بْنِ أَبِي سُلَيْمٍ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَرْطَاةَ عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَا أُذِنَ لِعَبْدٍ فِي شَيْءٍ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ رَكْعَتَيْنِ يُصَلِّيهِمَا وَإِنَّ الْبِرَّ لَيُذَرُّ فَوْقَ رَأْسِ الْعَبْدِ مَا دَامَ فِي صَلَاتِهِ وَمَا تَقَرَّبَ الْعِبَادُ إِلَى اللَّهِ تَعَالَى بِمِثْلِ مَا خَرَجَ مِنْهُ يَعْنِي الْقُرْآنَ.
English Translation
Hashim ibn al-Qasim narrated to us: Bakr ibn Khunays narrated to us, from Layth ibn Abi Sulaym, from Zayd ibn Artat, from Abu Umama, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "No servant has been granted anything better than two rak'ahs which he prays; righteousness is indeed scattered over the head of the servant as long as he remains in his prayer; and servants draw near to Allah, the Exalted, with nothing like what comes out of it" — meaning the Qur'an.