[Machine] A man came to the Prophet ﷺ and asked him about the best deeds. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ replied, "Prayer." The man asked, "And then what?" The Prophet ﷺ repeated, "Prayer." The man asked again, "And then what?" The Prophet ﷺ replied, "Prayer," three times. When the man insisted, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Jihad in the way of Allah." The man said, "But I have elderly parents." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Treat your parents well." The man said, "By the One who sent you with the truth as a Prophet, I will strive in Jihad and not abandon them." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "You know best."
إِنَّ رَجُلًا جَاءَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَسَأَلَهُ عَنْ أَفْضَلِ الْأَعْمَالِ؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الصَّلَاةُ ثُمَّ قَالَ مَهْ؟ قَالَ الصَّلَاةُ ثُمَّ قَالَ مَهْ؟ قَالَ الصَّلَاةُ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ قَالَ فَلَمَّا غَلَبَ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الْجِهَادُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ قَالَ الرَّجُلُ فَإِنَّ لِي وَالِدَيْنِ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ آمُرُكَ بِالْوَالِدَيْنِ خَيْرًا قَالَ وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ نَبِيًّا لَأُجَاهِدَنَّ وَلَأَتْرُكَنَّهُمَا؟ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَنْتَ أَعْلَمُ