A man asked the Prophet ﷺ "What deeds are the best?" The Prophet ﷺ said: "(1) To perform the (daily compulsory) prayers at their (early) stated fixed times, (2) to be good and dutiful to one's own parents, (3) and to participate in Jihad in Allah's Cause."

أَنَّ رَجُلاً سَأَلَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ أَىُّ الأَعْمَالِ أَفْضَلُ قَالَ الصَّلاَةُ لِوَقْتِهَا وَبِرُّ الْوَالِدَيْنِ ثُمَّ الْجِهَادُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ

I said: Messenger of Allah, which of the deeds (takes one) nearer to Paradise? He (the Holy Prophet) replied: Prayer at its proper time, I said: What next, Messenger of Allah? He replied: Kindness to the parents. I said: What next? He replied: Jihad in the cause of Allah.

قُلْتُ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ أَىُّ الأَعْمَالِ أَقْرَبُ إِلَى الْجَنَّةِ قَالَ الصَّلاَةُ عَلَى مَوَاقِيتِهَا قُلْتُ وَمَاذَا يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ قَالَ بِرُّ الْوَالِدَيْنِ قُلْتُ وَمَاذَا يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ قَالَ الْجِهَادُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ

"A man said to Ibn Mas'ud: 'Which deed is most virtuous?' He said: 'I asked Messenger of Allah (that). He said: "Salat at the beginning of its time." I asked him: "What is after that O Messenger of Allah?" He said: "Being dutiful to one's parents." I said: "What is after that [O Messenger of Allah]?" He said: "Jihad in the Way of Allah."

سَأَلْتُ عَنْهُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ الصَّلاَةُ عَلَى مَوَاقِيتِهَا قُلْتُ وَمَاذَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ وَبِرُّ الْوَالِدَيْنِ قُلْتُ وَمَاذَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ وَالْجِهَادُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ

"I heard Abu 'Amr Ash-Shaibani say: 'The owner of this house - and he pointed to the house of 'Abdullah - said: I asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ: 'Which deed is most beloved to Allah, may He be exalted?' He said: 'Prayer offered on time, honoring one's parents, and Jihad in the cause of Allah.'"

حَدَّثَنَا صَاحِبُ هَذِهِ الدَّارِ وَأَشَارَ إِلَى دَارِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَىُّ الْعَمَلِ أَحَبُّ إِلَى اللَّهِ تَعَالَى قَالَ الصَّلاَةُ عَلَى وَقْتِهَا وَبِرُّ الْوَالِدَيْنِ وَالْجِهَادُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ ﷻ

[AI] I asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , "Which deeds are best?" He replied, "Praying on time, being dutiful to one's parents, and striving in the cause of Allah. Even if I were to request more, he said, Husayn would increase it (meaning it would not be sufficient)."

سَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ أَيُّ الْأَعْمَالِ أَفْضَلُ؟ فَقَالَ الصَّلَاةُ لِوَقْتِهَا وَبِرُّ الْوَالِدَيْنِ وَالْجِهَادُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ وَلَوِ اسْتَزَدْتُ لَزَادَنِي قَالَ حُسَيْنٌ ولَوِ اسْتَزَدْتُهُ

[AI] I asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , "Which deeds are the best?" He replied, "Praying on time, showing kindness to parents, and striving in the cause of Allah, the Almighty and Majestic."

سَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قُلْتُ أَيُّ الْأَعْمَالِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ الصَّلَوَاتُ لِوَقْتِهَا وَبِرُّ الْوَالِدَيْنِ وَالْجِهَادُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ ﷻ

The most despicable amongst persons in the eye of Allah is one who tries to fall into dispute with others (for nothing but only to display his knowledge and power of argumentation). (Using translation from Muslim 2668)

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّ أَبْغَضَ الرِّجَالِ إِلَى اللهِ ﷻ الْأَلَدُّ الْخَصِمُ

[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 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] I asked the Prophet ﷺ , "Which deeds are the best?" He replied, "Performing prayers on time, and then striving in the cause of Allah."

سَأَلْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ أَيُّ الْأَعْمَالِ أَفْضَلُ؟ فَقَالَ «الصَّلَاةُ لِوَقْتِهَا ثُمَّ الْجِهَادُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ»

[AI] I asked the Prophet ﷺ which deeds are the best. He said, "Praying at the appointed time, then being kind to one's parents, then striving in the cause of Allah."

سَأَلْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ أَيُّ الْأَعْمَالِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ «الصَّلَاةُ لِوَقْتِهَا ثُمَّ بِرُّ الْوَالِدَيْنِ ثُمَّ الْجِهَادُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ»

[AI] I asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ which action is best. He said, "Offering prayers in their earliest time, being dutiful to parents, and striving in the path of Allah."

سَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ أَيُّ الْعَمَلِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ «الصَّلَاةُ لِأَوَّلِ وَقْتِهَا وَبِرُّ الْوَالِدَيْنِ وَالْجِهَادُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ»

[AI] I asked the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ , "Which deeds are the best?" He said, "Praying on time, being kind to your parents, and striving in the path of Allah." If I had asked for more, he would have given me more.

سَأَلْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ أَيُّ الْأَعْمَالِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ «الصَّلَاةُ لِوَقْتِهَا وَبِرُّ الْوَالِدَيْنِ وَالْجِهَادُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ» وَلَوِ اسْتَزَدْتُهُ لَزَادَنِي

[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 , said, "The most beloved deeds to Allah are the prayers in their designated time."

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «أَحَبُّ الْأَعْمَالِ إِلَى اللهِ ﷻ الصَّلَاةُ فِي أَوَّلِ وَقْتِهَا»

[AI] I asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , "Which action is most beloved to Allah?" He said, "Praying on time, being kind to parents, and striving in the path of Allah."

سَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ أَيُّ الْعَمَلِ أَحَبُّ إِلَى اللهِ؟ قَالَ «الصَّلَاةُ عَلَى وَقْتِهَا وَبِرُّ الْوَالِدَيْنِ وَالْجِهَادُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ»

أحبُّ الأعمالِ إلى اللهِ - تعالى -: الصلاةُ لوقتِها، ثمَّ برُّ الوالدينِ، ثم الجهادُ في سبيلِ اللهِ".

"أفضلُ الأعمالِ الصَّلاةُ في أوَّلِ وَقتِهَا" .

A man asked the Prophet ﷺ "What deeds are the best?" The Prophet ﷺ said: "(1) To perform the (daily compulsory) prayers at their (early) stated fixed times, (2) to be good and dutiful to one's own parents, (3) and to participate in Jihad in Allah's Cause." (Using translation from Bukhārī 7534)

"أفْضَلُ الأعْمَالِ الصلاةُ لِوَقتها، وبر الوالِدَينِ، والجهادُ في سبيلِ الله" .

"إِنَّ أحبَّ الأعمال إِلى اللَّهِ تعالى تعجيلُ الصلاة لأَولِ وَقْتِهَا".

"خَيْرُ الأَعْمَالِ وَأَقْرَبُهَا إِلَى اللَّه: الصَّلَاةُ في أوَّلِ وَقْتِهَا".

" سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَىُّ الأَعْمَالِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ: الصَّلَاةُ فِى أَوَّلِ وَقْتِهَا".