It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: I asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) which deed is most beloved to Allah Almighty? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: To perform the prayer at its appointed time. I said: Then which one? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Then being good to parents. I said: Then which one? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Then striving in the way of Allah. He (peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned these matters to me, and if I had asked for more, he (peace and blessings be upon him) would have told me more.

It is narrated from Sayyida Shifa bint Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with her), who was among the Muhajir Sahabiyat, that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about the best of deeds. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: To have faith in Allah Almighty, to strive in the path of Allah Almighty, and to perform an accepted Hajj.

. Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, has also narrated a similar hadith from the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him.

It is narrated from Sulaim bin Amir that Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) stated that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) addressed the people during the Farewell Pilgrimage, while he (peace be upon him) was mounted on the camel Jad‘a, his foot placed in the stirrup, and he stood up and raised his voice and said: Are you listening? A man from behind the people said: What are you saying? The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Worship your Lord, perform the five prayers, fast in your month, pay the zakat of your wealth, and obey your leader, you will enter the Paradise of your Lord. I said: O Abu Umamah! When did you hear this hadith? He said: I heard it when I was thirty years old.

Sayyiduna Abu Malik Ash’ari (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Ablution is half of faith,“Alhamdulillah”fills the scale, and“Subhanallah, and Allahu Akbar, and La ilaha illallah, and Allahu Akbar”fill the space between the heavens and the earth. Prayer is light, charity is proof, patience is illumination, and the Qur’an will be an argument for you or against you. Every person sets out in the morning selling his soul, so he either ruins it or frees it.

Sayyiduna Abu Malik Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Surely, in Paradise there are such lofty chambers that their inside can be seen from their outside and their outside can be seen from their inside. Allah Almighty has prepared them for those who feed others, speak gently, fast continuously, and pray at night when people are asleep.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with them both) also narrated a similar hadith of the Prophet. Sayyiduna Abu Musa Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) said: O Messenger of Allah! For whom are these lofty chambers? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied: For the one who speaks gently, feeds others, and spends the night standing in prayer for Allah while people are asleep.

It is narrated from Sayyida Durrah bint Abi Lahab (may Allah be pleased with her), she says that a man stood up and came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) while he was on the pulpit, and he said: O Messenger of Allah! Which people are the best? The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The best among the people is the one who recites the most, fears the most, commands the most good, forbids the most evil, and maintains the most ties of kinship.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man came to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah! Which deed is the best? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: To have faith in Allah and to strive in His path. He said: What if I do not have the strength to do that? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Then restrain your soul from evil, for this too will be a charity that you do for your own self.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Mu’adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever performs the five prayers, performs Hajj of the Sacred House, and fasts in Ramadan, then it is Allah’s right to forgive him, whether he migrates in His path or remains in the land where he was born. The narrator does not remember whether the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned zakat in this hadith or not. Sayyiduna Mu’adh (may Allah be pleased with him) said: O Messenger of Allah! Should I inform the people of this hadith? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Mu’adh! Leave it and do not inform the people (so that they may continue to perform other good deeds as well), for there are one hundred levels in Paradise, and between each two levels is a distance of one hundred years’ journey. The highest and most distinguished level of Paradise is Firdaus; from it the rivers of Paradise flow forth. Therefore, when you ask Allah, ask for Firdaus.