Narrated `Abdullah: I asked the Prophet "Which deed is the dearest to Allah?" He replied, "To offer the prayers at their early stated fixed times." I asked, "What is the next (in goodness)?" He replied, "To be good and dutiful to your parents" I again asked, "What is the next (in goodness)?" He replied, 'To participate in Jihad (religious fighting) in Allah's cause." `Abdullah added, "I asked only that much and if I had asked more, the Prophet would have told me more."
Hadith Referenceصحيح البخاري / كتاب مواقيت الصلاة / 527
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:أحاديث صحيح البخاريّ كلّها صحيحة
Narrated `Abdullah bin Masud: I asked Allah's Apostle, "O Allah's Apostle! What is the best deed?" He replied, "To offer the prayers at their early stated fixed times." I asked, "What is next in goodness?" He replied, "To be good and dutiful to your parents." I further asked, what is next in goodness?" He replied, "To participate in Jihad in Allah's Cause." I did not ask Allah's Apostle anymore and if I had asked him more, he would have told me more.
Hadith Referenceصحيح البخاري / كتاب الجهاد والسير / 2782
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:أحاديث صحيح البخاريّ كلّها صحيحة
Narrated Ibn Mas`ud: A man asked the Prophet "What deeds are the best?" The Prophet 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."
Hadith Referenceصحيح البخاري / كتاب التوحيد / 7534
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:أحاديث صحيح البخاريّ كلّها صحيحة