أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَی قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ الْعَيْزَارِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَمْرٍو الشَّيْبَانِيَّ يَقُولُ حَدَّثَنَا صَاحِبُ هَذِهِ الدَّارِ وَأَشَارَ إِلَی دَارِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَيُّ الْعَمَلِ أَحَبُّ إِلَی اللَّهِ تَعَالَی قَالَ الصَّلَاةُ عَلَی وَقْتِهَا وَبِرُّ الْوَالِدَيْنِ وَالْجِهَادُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 614
Al-Walid bin Al-’Ayzar said: “I heard Abu ‘Amr Ash-Shaibani say: ‘The owner of this house — and he pointed to the house of ‘Abdullah — said: I asked the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم: ‘Which deed is most beloved to Allah, may He be exalted?’ He said: ‘Prayer offered on time, honoring one’s parents, and Jihad in the cause of Allah.” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020