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tabarani:9822Muḥammad b. Hishām al-Mustamlī > ʿAbdullāh b. ʿUmar b. Abān

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was asked, "Which action is best?" He said, "Kindness towards parents and praying on time." This narration was reported by Zaidah and was narrated by Shu'bah and Hammad ibn Salamah.  

الطبراني:٩٨٢٢حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ الْمُسْتَمْلِي ثنا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ بْنِ أَبَانَ ثنا حُسَيْنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْجُعْفِيُّ عَنْ زَائِدَةَ عَنْ عَاصِمٍ عَنْ زِرٍّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ قَالَ

سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَيُّ الْعَمَلِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ «بِرُّ الْوَالِدَيْنَ وَالصَّلَاةُ لِوَقْتِهَا» أَسْنَدَهُ زَائِدَةُ وَأَوْقَفَهُ شُعْبَةُ وَحَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ  


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ahmad:23120Muḥammad b. Jaʿfar > Shuʿbah > ʿUbayd al-Muktib > Abū ʿAmr al-Shaybānī

[Machine] A man from the companions of the Prophet ﷺ said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was asked, 'Which deed is the best?' He replied, 'Performing the prayer on time, honoring parents, and striving in the cause of Allah.'"  

أحمد:٢٣١٢٠حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ أَخْبَرَنِي عُبَيْدٌ الْمُكْتِبُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَمْرٍو الشَّيْبَانِيَّ

يُحَدِّثُعَنْ رَجُلٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَيُّ الْعَمَلِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ شُعْبَةُ أَوْ قَالَ أَفْضَلُ الْعَمَلِ الصَّلَاةُ لِوَقْتِهَا وَبِرُّ الْوَالِدَيْنِ وَالْجِهَادُ  

hakim:679Abū ʿAmr Muḥammad b. Aḥmad b. Isḥāq al-ʿAdl al-Naḥwī > Muḥammad b. ʿAlī b. al-Ḥasan al-Raqqī

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was asked, "Which action is the best?" He replied, "Offering the prayer at its earliest time."  

الحاكم:٦٧٩حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو عَمْرٍو مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ الْعَدْلُ النَّحْوِيُّ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ الرَّقِّيُّ ثنا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ صَدَقَةَ الْعَامِرِيُّ فِي كِنْدَةَ فِي مَجْلِسِ الْأَشَجِّ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حِمْيَرَ الْحِمْصِيُّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ الْعُمَرِيِّ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ

سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَيُّ الْعَمَلِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ «الصَّلَاةُ فِي أَوَّلِ وَقْتِهَا»