Hadith #184
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ عَنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ أَبِي عُبَيْدَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَيُّ الْعَمَلِ أَفْضَلُ
قَالَ الصَّلَاةُ لِوَقْتِهَا قَالَ قُلْتُ ثُمَّ أَيٌّ قَالَ بِرُّ الْوَالِدَيْنِ قَالَ قُلْتُ ثُمَّ أَيٌّ قَالَ الْجِهَادُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَلَوْ اسْتَزَدْتُهُ لَزَادَنِي
Isnad Chain
وكيع
إسرائيل
أبي إسحاق
أبي عبيدة
عبد الله
English Translation
It was narrated from 'Abdullah (رضي الله عنه) — via Waki', from Isra'il, from Abu Ishaq, from Abu 'Ubayda — from 'Abdullah — that he said: 'I asked: O Messenger of Allah, which deed is most virtuous? He said: Prayer at its [proper] time. I said: Then what? He said: Honoring one's parents. I said: Then what? He said: Jihad in the way of Allah (عز وجل). And had I asked him for more, he would have given me more.'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 12, Hadith 184
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 4022
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-40412