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I asked Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! What is the best deed?" He replied, "To offer the prayers
at their early stated fixed times." I asked, "What is next in goodness?" He replied, "To be good and
dutiful to your parents." I further asked, what is next in goodness?" He replied, "To participate in
Jihad in Allah's Cause." I did not ask Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) anymore and if I had asked him more, he would
have told me more.
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 56, Hadith 1
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My father was martyred on the day (of the Ghazwa) of Uhud and left six daughters and some debts to
be paid. When the time of plucking the date-fruits came, I went to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and said, "O Allah's
Apostle! you know that my father was martyred on Uhud's day and owed much debt, and I wish that
the creditors would see you." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Go and collect the various kinds of dates and place
them separately in heaps"' I did accordingly and called him. On seeing him, the creditors started
claiming their rights pressingly at that time. When the Prophet (ﷺ) saw how they behaved, he went round
the biggest heap for three times and sat over it and said, "Call your companions (i.e. the creditors)."
Then he kept on measuring and giving them, till Allah cleared all my father's debts. By Allah, it would
have pleased me that Allah would clear the debts of my father even though I had not taken a single
date to my sisters. But by Allah, all the heaps were complete, (as they were) and I looked at the heap
where Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was sitting and noticed as if not a single date had been taken thereof.
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Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "There is no Hijra (i.e. migration) (from Mecca to Medina) after the Conquest (of
Mecca), but Jihad and good intention remain; and if you are called (by the Muslim ruler) for fighting,
go forth immediately.