A man asked the Prophet (Sallallähu Alaihi Wasallam) "What deeds are the best?" The Prophet 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 Bukhari: Volume 9, Book 93, Number 625 :Narrated by Ibn Mas'ud]]