Narrated `Abdullah bin Masud: I asked Allah's Apostle,   O Allah's Apostle! 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 Apostle anymore and if I had asked him more, he would have told me more.