Narrated `Abdullah bin Masud:
I asked Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! What is the best deed?" He replied, "To offer the prayers at their early stated fixed times." I asked, "What is next in goodness?" He replied, "To be good and dutiful to your parents." I further asked, what is next in goodness?" He replied, "To participate in Jihad in Allah's Cause." I did not ask Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) anymore and if I had asked him more, he would have told me more.
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 2782 |
In-book reference | : Book 56, Hadith 1 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 4, Book 52, Hadith 41 |
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