"The Prophet was asked: 'Which deed is the best?' So he said: 'Salat in the beginning of its time.'"

عَنْ عَمَّتِهِ أُمِّ فَرْوَةَ وَكَانَتْ مِمَّنْ بَايَعَتِ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَتْ سُئِلَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ أَىُّ الأَعْمَالِ أَفْضَلُ قَالَ الصَّلاَةُ لأَوَّلِ وَقْتِهَا

[AI] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was asked, "Which deeds are the best?" He replied, "Praying on time."

سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَيُّ الْأَعْمَالِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ الصَّلَاةُ لِوَقْتِهَا

[AI] The world is like a camel's udder that has been purchased by the Messenger of Allah. She said, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was asked about the best deeds. He said, "Prayer at its appointed time."

الدُّنْيَاعَنْ أُمِّ فَرْوَةَ وَكَانَتْ قَدْ بَايَعَتْ رَسُولَ اللهِ قَالَتْ سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَنْ أَفْضَلِ الْأْعْمَالِ ؟ فَقَالَ الصَّلَاةُ لِأَوَّلِ وَقْتِهَا

[AI] About his grandmother, Um Farwah, who was one of those who pledged allegiance, it was reported that she heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ mention good deeds, and he said: "Indeed, the most beloved of deeds to Allah ﷻ is the prayer offered on time."

عَنْ جَدَّتِهِ أُمِّ فَرْوَةَ وَكَانَتْ مِمَّنْ بَايَعَ أَنَّها سَمِعَتْ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ وَذَكَرَ الْأَعْمَالَ فَقَالَ إِنَّ أَحَبَّ الْعَمَلِ إِلَى اللهِ ﷻ تَعْجِيلُ الصَّلَاةِ لِأَوَّلِ وَقْتِهَا

[AI] She heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and a man asked him about the best deeds. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ responded, "Prayer at its appointed time."

أَنَّهَا سَمِعَتْ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ وَسَأَلَهُ رَجُلٌ عَنْ أَفْضَلِ الْأَعْمَالِ؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الصَّلَاةُ لِأَوَّلِ وَقْتِهَا

[AI] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was asked, "Which action is the best?" He replied, "Offering the prayer at its earliest time."

سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَيُّ الْعَمَلِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ «الصَّلَاةُ فِي أَوَّلِ وَقْتِهَا»

Prayer at its appointed hour. I (again) said: Then what? He (the Holy Prophet) replied: Kindness to the parents. I (again) said: Then what? He replied: Earnest endeavour (Jihad) in the cause of Allah. And I would have not ceased asking more questions but out of regard (for his feelings). (Using translation from Muslim 85a)

سَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَيُّ الْعَمَلِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ «الصَّلَاةُ لِمِيقَاتِهَا»

[AI] I asked the Messenger of Allahﷺ which actions are the best? He replied, "Prayer at its appointed time."

سَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَيُّ الْأَعْمَالِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ «الصَّلَاةُ فِي أَوَّلِ وَقْتِهَا»

[AI] I asked, "O Messenger of Allah, which deeds are the best?" He said, "Praying at the earliest time of its prescribed period."

قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَيُّ الْأَعْمَالِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ «الصَّلَاةُ فِي أَوَّلِ وَقْتِهَا»

[AI] About Umm Farwah, she had pledged allegiance to the Prophet ﷺ. She said, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was asked, "Which deeds are the most virtuous?" He replied, "Praying in its earliest prescribed time."

عَنْ أُمِّ فَرْوَةَ وَكَانَتْ قَدْ بَايَعَتِ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَتْ سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَيُّ الْأَعْمَالِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ «الصَّلَاةُ فِي أَوَّلِ وَقْتِهَا»

[AI] Narrated by Umm Farwah, the grandmother of her father, who was one of those who pledged allegiance to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. She heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, "The most beloved deeds to Allah are the hastening of the prayer at its appointed time."

عَنْ أُمِّ فَرْوَةَ جَدَّةِ أَبِيهِ وَكَانَتْ مِمَّنْ بَايَعَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ أَنَّهَا سَمِعَتْ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «أَحَبُّ الْأَعْمَالِ إِلَى اللهِ تَعْجِيلُ الصَّلَاةِ لَأَوَّلِ وَقْتِهَا»

[AI] The messenger of Allah ﷺ was asked, "Which action is the best?". He replied, "Prayer at its earliest time."

سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَأَنَا أَسْمَعُ أَيُّ الْأَعْمَالِ أَفْضَلُ؟ فَقَالَ «الصَّلَاةُ لَأَوَّلِ وَقْتِهَا»

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was asked: Which of the actions is best? He replied: Observing prayer early in its period. Al-Khuza'i narrated in his version from his aunt named Umm Farwah who took the oath of allegiance to the Prophet ﷺ: He was questioned. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 426)

سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَيُّ الْأَعْمَالِ أَفْضَلُ؟ فَقَالَ الصَّلَاةُ فِي أَوْلِ وَقْتِهَا قَالَ الْخُزَاعِيُّ فِي حَدِيثِهِ عَنْ عَمَّةٍ لَهُ يُقَالُ لَهَا أُمُّ فَرْوَةَ وَقَدْ بَايَعَتِ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ سُئِلَ وَرُوِّينَا عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ مَا قَدْ مَضَى

[AI] From his grandmother, Umm Farwah, who was among those who pledged allegiance to the Prophet ﷺ and was one of the early emigrants, it is narrated that she heard the Prophet ﷺ being asked about the best deeds. He replied, "Performing the prayer at its earliest time."

عَنْ جَدَّتِهِ أُمِّ فَرْوَةَ وَكَانَتْ مِمَّنْ بَايَعَتِ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَكَانَتْ مِنَ الْمُهَاجِرَاتِ الْأُوَلِ أَنَّهَا سَمِعْتِ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَسُئِلَ عَنْ أَفْضَلِ الْأَعْمَالِ فَقَالَ الصَّلَاةُ لَأَوَّلِ وَقْتِهَا