Rasulullah saw Prefers Dhikr to Donating Thoroughbred Horses to Mujaahideen and to Setting Slaves Free

Hadhrat Sahl bin Sa'd Saa'idi ra narrates that Rasulullah saw said, "More than providing thoroughbred horses to be used in the path of Allah, 1 would love to rather attend the Fajr salaah and then sit to engage in the Dhikr of Allah swt  until sunrise." (1)

Hadhrat Abbaas bin Abdul Muttalib ra narrates that Rasulullah saw said, "I prefer sitting (to engage in Allah's Dhikr) from the time of the Fajr salaah until sunrise to setting free four slaves from the progeny of Ismaa'eel as. (2)

Another narration states that Rasulullah saw said, "I prefer performing the Fajr salaah and then sitting to engage in Allah's Dhikr until sunrise'rather than racing a horse in the path of Allah until sunrise." (3)

1) Tabraani in his Kabeerand Awsat, as quoted in Majma'uzZawaajid (Vol.10 Pg.105).

(2) Bazzaar.

(3) Tabraani. Haythami (Vol. 10 Pg. 106) has commented on the chain of narrators.