The Meanings of Reports · Hadith 708 (#Ḥadīth #1)

حدثنا أبي - رحمه الله قال: حدثنا علي بن إبراهيم بن هاشم، عن أبيه عن الحسين بن يزيد النوفلي، عن إسماعيل بن مسلم، عن جعفر بن محمد، عن أبيه، عن آبائه عليهم السلام قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله: العبادة سبعون جزءا وأفضلها جزءا طلب الحلال.

1. We were told by my father, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Ali bin Ibrahim bin Hashim, from his father, Hussain bin Yazid al-Nawfali, from Isma’eel bin Muslim, from Ja’far bin Muhammed, from his father, from his fathers, peace be upon them, that he said: The Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, said: Worship is (consisting of) seventy parts, and the best part of it is to seeking that which is allowable.

Gradings are classical jarḥ-wa-taʿdīl, name-matched to a rijāl index (not individually re-verified).