(24) باب مَا جَاءَ أَىُّ النَّاسِ أَفْضَلُ
Narrated Abu Sa'id Al Khudri :
that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was asked: "Which of the people are most virtuous?" He said: "A man who take part in Jihad in Allah's cause." They said: "Then whom?" He said: "Then a believer who stays in one of the mountains path out of Taqwa for his Lord, leaving the people secure from his evil." [Abu 'Eisa said:] This Hadith is Hasan Sahih.
Reference: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1660
In-book reference: Book 22, Hadith 43
English translation: Vol. 3, Book 20, Hadith 1660