[Machine] I said, "O Messenger of Allah, which action is best?" He replied, "Offering the prayer at its prescribed time." I said, "Then what?" He said, "Being dutiful to the parents." I said, "Then what?" He said, "Then striving in the cause of Allah." Then he remained silent, and if I had asked him more, he would have answered me.
قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَيُّ الْعَمَلِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ «إِقَامُ الصَّلَاةِ لِوَقْتِهَا» قُلْتُ ثُمَّ مَهْ؟ قَالَ «ثُمَّ بِرُّ الْوَالِدَيْنِ» قُلْتُ ثُمَّ مَهْ؟ قَالَ «ثُمَّ الْجِهَادُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ» ثُمَّ سَكَتَ وَلَوِ اسْتَزَدْتُهُ لَزَادَنِي