Arabic (Original)
أَخْبَرَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ سُفْيَانَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ زَائِدَةَ عَنْ عَاصِمٍ عَنْ زِرٍّ عَنْ أُبَيِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ قَالَ لَقِيَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ جِبْرِيلَ ﷺ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِنِّي بُعِثْتُ إِلَى أُمَّةٍ أُمَيَّةٍ مِنْهُمُ الْغُلَامُ وَالْجَارِيَةُ وَالْعَجُوزُ وَالشَّيْخُ الْفَانِي» قَالَ «مُرْهُمْ فَلْيَقْرَؤُوا الْقُرْآنَ عَلَى سَبْعَةِ أَحْرُفٍ»
English Translation
Ahmad bin Ali bin al-Muthanna narrated to us, Muhammad bin Ja'far narrated to us, Shu'bah narrated to us from Mansur and al-A'mash from Abu Wa'il from Abdullah bin Mas'ud who said: A man asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ): What deed is most beloved to Allah? He said: 'Prayer at its proper time.' He asked: Then what? He said: 'Kindness to parents.' He asked: Then what? He said: 'Jihad in the cause of Allah.'