Hadith 29884

Chapter 13

باب 13

(13) باب الْعُزْلَةِ

(13) Chapter: Isolating oneself (IT)
53
حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ حَمْزَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا الزُّبَيْدِيُّ، حَدَّثَنِي الزُّهْرِيُّ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ اللَّيْثِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، أَنَّ رَجُلاً، أَتَى النَّبِيَّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ فَقَالَ أَىُّ النَّاسِ أَفْضَلُ قَالَ " رَجُلٌ مُجَاهِدٌ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ بِنَفْسِهِ وَمَالِهِ " . قَالَ ثُمَّ مَنْ قَالَ " ثُمَّ امْرُؤٌ فِي شِعْبٍ مِنَ الشِّعَابِ يَعْبُدُ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَيَدَعُ النَّاسَ مِنْ شَرِّهِ " .

It was narrated from Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri that a man came to theProphet (ﷺ) and said:
"Which of the people is best?" He said:"A manwho strives in Jihad in the cause of Allah with himself andhiswealth." He said: "Then who?" He said: "A man in amountain pass whoworships Allah and leaves the people from hisevil." (IT)

Reference (IT): Sunan Ibn Majah 3978 (IT)

In-book reference (IT): Book 36, Hadith 53 (IT)

English translation (IT): Vol. 5, Book 36, Hadith 3978 (IT)