وعن أبي سعيد الخدرى رضي الله عنه
قال: قال رجل: أى الناس أفضل يا رسول الله؟ قال: «مؤمن مجاهد بنفسه وماله فى سبيل الله«قال: ثم من؟ قال: «رجل معتزل فى شعب من الشعاب يعبد ربه«وفى رواية: «يتقي الله، ويدع الناس من شره»
Someone asked Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam): “Who is the best man?” He (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) answered, “A believer who strives in the Cause of Allah with his life and his wealth.” The man asked: “Who is the next?” He said, “One who retires into a narrow valley and worships his Rubb.”Another narration is: Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said, “One who fears Allah and safeguards people against his own mischief.”.
Riyad as-Salihin 597, Book 1, The Book of Miscellany, Hadith 597. 1 min read