[Machine] I asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , "Which deeds are best?" He replied, "Prayer at its appointed time." I said, "Then what?" He said, "Kindness to parents." I said, "Then what?" He said, "Jihad in the cause of Allah." He swore by Allah, "And if I had requested more, he would have given me more." I said, "So which sin is the greatest in the sight of Allah?" He said, "To ascribe partners to Allah while He has created you." I said, "Then what?" He replied, "To kill your children out of fear that they will eat with you." I said, "Then what?" He said, "To commit adultery with your neighbor's wife." We only stayed a little while until Allah revealed the confirmation of his statement, "And those who do not invoke with Allah another deity or kill the soul which Allah has forbidden [to be killed], except by right, and do not commit unlawful sexual intercourse. And whoever should do that will meet a penalty." Jowwad bin Muawiya stated it, and Hammad bin Salamah did not.  

سَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ أَيُّ الْأَعْمَالِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ «الصَّلَاةُ لِوَقْتِهَا» قُلْتُ ثُمَّ أَيٌّ؟ قَالَ «بِرُّ الْوَالِدَيْنِ» قُلْتُ ثُمَّ أَيٌّ؟ قَالَ «الْجِهَادُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ» وَايْمُ اللهِ لَوِ اسْتَزَدْتُهُ لَزَادَنِي قُلْتُ فَأَيُّ الذَّنْبِ أَعْظَمُ عِنْدَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ «أَنْ تَجْعَلَ لِلَّهِ نِدًّا وَهُوَ خَلَقَكَ» قُلْتُ ثُمَّ أَيٌّ؟ قَالَ «أَنْ تَقْتُلَ وَلَدَكَ خَشْيَةَ أَنْ يَأْكُلَ مَعَكَ» قُلْتُ ثُمَّ أَيٌّ؟ قَالَ «أَنْ تُزَانِيَ حَلِيلَةَ جَارِكَ» فَمَا مَكَثْنَا إِلَّا يَسِيرًا حَتَّى أَنْزَلَ اللهُ مِصْدَاقَهَا {وَالَّذِينَ لَا يَدْعُونَ مَعَ اللهِ إِلَهًا آخَرَ وَلَا يَقْتُلُونَ النَّفْسَ الَّتِي حَرَّمَ اللهُ إِلَّا بِالْحَقِّ وَلَا يَزْنُونَ وَمَنْ يَفْعَلْ ذَلِكَ يَلْقَ أَثَامًا} جَوَّدَهُ يَزِيدُ بْنُ مُعَاوِيَةَ وَلَمْ يُجَوِّدْهُ حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ