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A man asked the Prophet (ﷺ) "What deeds are the best?" The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "(1) To perform the (daily
compulsory) prayers at their (early) stated fixed times, (2) to be good and dutiful to one's own
parents, (3) and to participate in Jihad in Allah's Cause."
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 97, Hadith 159
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Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Your stay (in this world) in comparison to the stay of the nations preceding you,
is like the period between `Asr prayer and the sun set (in comparison to a whole day). The people of
the Torah were given the Torah and they acted on it till midday and then they were unable to carry on.
And they were given (a reward equal to) one Qirat each. Then the people of the Gospel were given the
Gospel and they acted on it till `Asr Prayer and then they were unable to carry on, so they were given
la reward equal to) one Qirat each. Then you were given the Quran and you acted on it till sunset,
therefore you were given (a reward equal to) two Qirats each. On that, the people of the Scriptures
said, 'These people (Muslims) did less work than we but they took a bigger reward.' Allah said (to
them). 'Have I done any oppression to you as regards your rights?' They said, "No." Then Allah said,
'That is My Blessing which I grant to whomsoever I will.' "
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`Amr bin Taghlib said, "Some property was given to the Prophet (ﷺ) and he gave it to some people and
withheld it from some others. Then he came to know that they (the latter) were dissatisfied. So the
Prophet said, 'I give to one man and leave (do not give) another, and the one to whom I do not give is
dearer to me than the one to whom I give. I give to some people because of the impatience and
discontent present in their hearts, and leave other people because of the content and goodness Allah
has bestowed on them, and one of them is `Amr bin Taghlib." `Amr bin Taghlib said, "The sentence
which Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said in my favor is dearer to me than the possession of nice red camels."