حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى عَنْ حَبِيبِ بْنِ شِهَابٍ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي قَالَ سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَوْمَ خَطَبَ النَّاسَ بِتَبُوكَ مَا فِي النَّاسِ مِثْلُ رَجُلٍ آخِذٍ بِرَأْسِ فَرَسِهِ يُجَاهِدُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَيَجْتَنِبُ شُرُورَ النَّاسِ وَمِثْلُ آخَرَ بَادٍ فِي نِعْمَةٍ يَقْرِي ضَيْفَهُ وَيُعْطِي حَقَّهُ
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 1987
It was narrated from Habeeb bin Shihab: My father told me: I heard Ibn 'Abbas say: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, on the day he addressed the people in Tabook: "There is no one among the people who is better than a man who holds on to his horse's head and wages jihad for the sake of Allah, may He be glorified and exalted. And avoid the evil that people do. And there is no one is who is better than one who is out in the desert and enjoying the blessings of Allah, honouring his guest and giving him his due."
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020