Sahih Muslim · Hadith 264

وحدثنا عبيد الله بن معاذ العنبري، حدثنا أبي، حدثنا شعبة، عن الوليد بن العيزار، أنه سمع أبا عمرو الشيباني، قال حدثني صاحب، هذه الدار - وأشار إلى دار عبد الله - قال سألت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم أى الأعمال أحب إلى الله قال ‏"‏ الصلاة على وقتها ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قلت ثم أى قال ‏"‏ ثم بر الوالدين ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قلت ثم أى قال ‏"‏ ثم الجهاد في سبيل الله ‏"‏ قال حدثني بهن ولو استزدته لزادني ‏.‏

It was heard from Abu 'Amr Shaibani that, pointing towards the house of Abdullah, he said: The owner of this house told me that he asked the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him): Which of the deeds are liked by Allah? He (the Holy Prophet) observed: Prayer at its proper time. I (again) said: What next? He replied: Then goodness to the parents. I (again) said: What then? He replied: Then Jihad in the cause of Allah. He ('Abdullah) said: This is what I was told (by the Holy Prophet). Had I questioned further, he would have made additions for me.

Gradings are classical jarḥ-wa-taʿdīl, name-matched to a rijāl index (not individually re-verified).