Umar bin Uthman said: Musa bin Talha narrated to us, he said: Abu Ayyub (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated to me that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was on a journey when a Bedouin came and stood before him. He took hold of the reins or halter of the Prophet’s camel, then said: “O Messenger of Allah! (or O Muhammad!) Tell me something that will bring me near to Paradise and keep me far from the Fire.” Abu Ayyub (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) stopped, then looked at his companions, then said: “He has been granted success (or he has been guided).” Then the Bedouin asked: “What did you say?” He repeated his question, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Worship Allah, do not associate anything with Him, establish prayer, give zakat, and maintain the ties of kinship. (Now) release the camel.”

It is narrated on the authority of Abu Ayyub that a man came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said: Direct me to a deed which draws me near to Paradise and takes me away from the Fire (of Hell). Upon this he (the Holy Prophet) said: You worship Allah and never associate anything with Him, establish prayer, and pay Zakat, and do good to your kin. When he turned his back, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) remarked: If he adheres to what he has been ordered to do, he would enter Paradise.

'Uthman bin Abu'l-'As at-Thaqafi reported: The Apostle of Allah (ﷺ) said to him: Lead your people in prayer. I said: Messenger of Allah. I perceive something (disturbing) in my soul. He (the Holy Prophet) asked me to draw near him and making me sit down in front of him he placed his hand on my breast between my nipples. and then, telling me to turn round, he placed it on my back between my shoulders. He then said: Act as an Imam for your people. He who acts as Imam of the people, he must be brief, for among them are the aged, among them are the sick, among them are the weak, and among them are the people who have business to attend. But when any of you prays alone, he may pray as he likes.

Hakim bin Hizam reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) having said this: The most excellent Sadaqa or the best of Sadaqa is that after giving which the (giver) remains rich and the upper hand is better than the lower hand, and begin from the members of your household.