I asked the Prophet(صلى الله عليه وسلم) “Which deed is the dearest to Allah?” He replied, “To offer the prayer sat their earliest stated times.” I asked, “What is the next (in goodness)?” He replied, “To be good and dutiful to your parents.” I again asked, “What is 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(صلى الله عليه وسلم) would have told me more.”
