Sahih Muslim Book - 6, Hadith - 1873

وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِى شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا الْفَضْلُ بْنُ دُكَيْنٍ عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ عُلَىٍّ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبِى يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَامِرٍ قَالَ خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- وَنَحْنُ فِى الصُّفَّةِ فَقَالَ « أَيُّكُمْ يُحِبُّ أَنْ يَغْدُوَ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ إِلَى بُطْحَانَ أَوْ إِلَى الْعَقِيقِ فَيَأْتِىَ مِنْهُ بِنَاقَتَيْنِ كَوْمَاوَيْنِ فِى غَيْرِ إِثْمٍ وَلاَ قَطْعِ رَحِمٍ ». فَقُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ نُحِبُّ ذَلِكَ. قَالَ « أَفَلاَ يَغْدُو أَحَدُكُمْ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ فَيَعْلَمَ أَوْ يَقْرَأَ آيَتَيْنِ مِنْ كِتَابِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ خَيْرٌ لَهُ مِنْ نَاقَتَيْنِ وَثَلاَثٌ خَيْرٌ لَهُ مِنْ ثَلاَثٍ وَأَرْبَعٌ خَيْرٌ لَهُ مِنْ أَرْبَعٍ وَمِنْ أَعْدَادِهِنَّ مِنَ الإِبِلِ ».

It was narrated that 'Uqbah bin 'Amir said: "The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) came out when we were in As-Suffah and said: 'Which of you would like to go out in the morning every day to Buthan or Al-'Aqiq and bring back two large she-camels without that involving any sin or severing of family ties?' We said: 'O Messenger of Allah, we would like that.' He said: 'For one of you to go to the Masjid in the morning and learn, or recite two verses from the Book of Allah, is better for him than two she-camels, and three (verses) are better for him than three (she-camels), and four (verses) are better for him than four (she-camels), and so on."'