Deeds That Allah Loves

أَبَا عَمْرٍو الشَّيْبَانِيَّ يَقُولُ حَدَّثَنَا صَاحِبُ هَذِهِ الدَّارِ وَأَشَارَ إِلَى دَارِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَيُّ الْعَمَلِ أَحَبُّ إِلَى اللَّهِ قَالَ الصَّلَاةُ عَلَى وَقْتِهَا قَالَ ثُمَّ أَيٌّ قَالَ ثُمَّ بِرُّ الْوَالِدَيْنِ قَالَ ثُمَّ أَيٌّ قَالَ الْجِهَادُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي بِهِنَّ وَلَوْ اسْتَزَدْتُهُ لَزَادَنِي 

Abu Amru Ash Shaibani said, "The owner of this house told us - while pointing to Abdullah's house - he said, "I once asked the Prophet SAW, "What deed is most loved by Allah?"  He replied: "Prayer at its time."  Abdullah asked again, "Then what else?"  He replied: "Then serve the two parents."  Abdullah asked again, "Then what else?"  He replied: "Jihad fi sabilillah."  Abdullah said, "He told me all that, if I ask for more, he will surely add it for me."

(HR Bukhari No: 496)

Status: Sahih Hadith 

Learnings: 

1. Various righteous deeds are required for us to do. There are deeds that are important to do, there are deeds that Allah loves the most depending on the situation, time and place. 

2. The three deeds that Allah loves the most:

a.  Pray on time with us trying to fulfill the obligation of prayer at the beginning of the time. 

b.  Be devoted to parents by trying to do good, be devoted to both parents and make them happy, whether they are alive or after their death. 

c.  Jihad in the path of Allah by sacrificing wealth, self, comfort to do what is right and what is wrong 

Strive to do deeds that Allah loves through keeping prayer time, being devoted to parents and jihad in the way of Allah in various areas of good deeds.