Hadith #456
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ حَدَّثَنَا مَعْمَرٌ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ أَوْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ مَعْمَرٌ شَكَّ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ قَالَ قَالَ
رَجُلٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَيُّ النَّاسِ أَفْضَلُ قَالَ مُؤْمِنٌ مُجَاهِدٌ بِنَفْسِهِ وَمَالِهِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ قَالَ ثُمَّ مَنْ قَالَ ثُمَّ رَجُلٌ مُعْتَزِلٌ فِي شِعْبٍ مِنْ الشِّعَابِ يَعْبُدُ رَبَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَيَدَعُ النَّاسَ مِنْ شَرِّهِ
Isnad Chain
عبد الرزاق
معمر
الزهري
أبو سعيد الخدري
English Translation
'Abd al-Razzaq narrated to us, Ma'mar narrated to us, from al-Zuhri, from 'Ubaydullah ibn 'Abdullah or 'Ata' ibn Yazid — Ma'mar was unsure — from Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (رضي الله عنه) who said: A man said: O Messenger of Allah, which people are best? He said: 'A believer who strives in the cause of Allah with his self and his wealth.' They said: Then who? He said: 'A believer in a mountain pass among the mountain passes, who fears Allah and spares people from his evil.'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 23, Hadith 456
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 10894
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-47284