Caution: Translations of Quran and Ḥadīth may lead to possible misapplications and misinterpretations. This site is intended for students of sacred knowledge that are proficient in comprehending classical Arabic and have a strong foundation in Islamic sciences. Also note that religious injunctions rely on several aspects beyond what one may glean through reading individual aḥādīth.
hakim:675ʿAlī b. ʿĪsá Fī Ākharīn > Abū Bakr Muḥammad b. Isḥāq > Bundār > ʿUthmān b. ʿUmar > Mālik b. Mighwal > al-Walīd b. al-ʿAyzār > Abū ʿAmr al-Shaybānī > ʿAbdullāh b. Masʿūd

[Machine] I asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ which action is best? He said, "Prayer at its proper time." This statement has been confirmed by trustworthy narrators Bundar ibn Bashar and Al-Hasan ibn Mukram, who reported it from Uthman ibn Umar. It is considered authentic according to the conditions of the two esteemed scholars, and they did not exclude it. There are also supporting evidences regarding this matter.  

الحاكم:٦٧٥حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عِيسَى فِي آخَرِينَ قَالُوا ثنا أَبُو بَكْرٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ ثنا بُنْدَارٌ ثنا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عُمَرَ ثنا مَالِكُ بْنُ مِغْوَلٍ عَنِ الْوَلِيدِ بْنِ الْعَيْزَارِ عَنْ أَبِي عَمْرٍو الشَّيْبَانِيِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ

سَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَيُّ الْعَمَلِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ «الصَّلَاةُ فِي أَوَّلِ وَقْتِهَا» «فَقَدْ صَحَّتْ هَذِهِ اللَّفْظَةُ بِاتِّفَاقِ الثِّقَتَيْنِ بُنْدَارِ بْنِ بَشَّارٍ وَالْحَسَنِ بْنِ مُكْرَمٍ عَلَى رِوَايَتِهِمَا عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عُمَرَ وَهُوَ صَحِيحٌ عَلَى شَرْطِ الشَّيْخَيْنِ وَلَمْ يُخَرِّجَاهُ وَلَهُ شَوَاهِدُ فِي هَذَا الْبَابِ مِنْهَا»