حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَی بْنُ حَمْزَةَ حَدَّثَنَا الزَّبِيدِيُّ حَدَّثَنِي الزُّهْرِيُّ عَنْ عَطَائِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ اللَّيْثِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ أَنَّ رَجُلًا أَتَی النَّبِيَّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ أَيُّ النَّاسِ أَفْضَلُ قَالَ رَجُلٌ مُجَاهِدٌ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ بِنَفْسِهِ وَمَالِهِ قَالَ ثُمَّ مَنْ قَالَ ثُمَّ امْرُؤٌ فِي شِعْبٍ مِنْ الشِّعَابِ يَعْبُدُ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَيَدَعُ النَّاسَ مِنْ شَرِّهِ
ابن ماجہ · Hadith 3978
It was narrated from Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri that a man came to the Prophet P.B.U.H and said: "Which of the people is best?" He said: "A man who strives in Jihad in the cause of Allah with himself and his wealth." He said: "Then who?" He said: IIA man in a mountain pass who worships Allah and leaves the people from his evil."(Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020