Volume 1, Book 10, Number 505:
Narrated ‘Abdullah:
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SAHIH BUKHARI VOLUME 1 > BOOK 10: TIMES OF THE PRAYERS
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.”