A man passed by Messenger of Allah ﷺ and the Prophet ﷺ asked a man sitting beside him, "What is your opinion about this (passer-by)?" He replied, "This (passer-by) is from the noble class of people. By Allah, if he should ask for a lady's hand in marriage, he ought to be given her in marriage, and if he intercedes for somebody, his intercession will be accepted. Messenger of Allah ﷺ kept quiet, and then another man passed by and Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked the same man (his companion) again, "What is your opinion about this (second) one?" He said, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! This person is one of the poor Muslims. If he should ask a lady's hand in marriage, no-one will accept him, and if he intercedes for somebody, no one will accept his intercession, and if he talks, no-one will listen to his talk." Then Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "This (poor man) is better than such a large number of the first type (i.e. rich men) as to fill the earth."  

أَنَّهُ قَالَ مَرَّ رَجُلٌ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ لِرَجُلٍ عِنْدَهُ جَالِسٍ مَا رَأْيُكَ فِي هَذَا فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَشْرَافِ النَّاسِ هَذَا وَاللَّهِ حَرِيٌّ إِنْ خَطَبَ أَنْ يُنْكَحَ وَإِنْ شَفَعَ أَنْ يُشَفَّعَ قَالَ فَسَكَتَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ مَرَّ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَا رَأْيُكَ فِي هَذَا فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَذَا رَجُلٌ مِنْ فُقَرَاءِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ هَذَا حَرِيٌّ إِنْ خَطَبَ أَنْ لاَ يُنْكَحَ وَإِنْ شَفَعَ أَنْ لاَ يُشَفَّعَ وَإِنْ قَالَ أَنْ لاَ يُسْمَعَ لِقَوْلِهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ هَذَا خَيْرٌ مِنْ مِلْءِ الأَرْضِ مِثْلَ هَذَا  

“A man passed by the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and the Prophet ﷺ said: ‘What do you say about this man?’ They said: ‘We agree with your opinion concerning him. We say: He is one of the noblest of people. If he proposes marriage, his proposal deserves to be accepted; and if he intercedes, his intercession deserves to be accepted; and if he speaks, he deserves to be listened to.’ The Prophet ﷺ remained silent, and another man passed by. The Prophet ﷺ said: ‘What do you think about this man?’ We said: ‘By Allah, O Messenger of Allah, this is one of the poor Muslims. If he proposes marriage, he does not deserve to get married; and if he intercedes, his intercession does not deserve to be accepted; and if he speaks, he does not deserve to be listened to.’ The Prophet ﷺ said: ‘This one is better than an earthful of (men like) the other man.’”  

مَرَّ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ مَا تَقُولُونَ فِي هَذَا الرَّجُلِ قَالُوا رَأْيَكَ فِي هَذَا نَقُولُ هَذَا مِنْ أَشْرَافِ النَّاسِ هَذَا حَرِيٌّ إِنْ خَطَبَ أَنْ يُخَطَّبَ وَإِنْ شَفَعَ أَنْ يُشَفَّعَ وَإِنْ قَالَ أَنْ يُسْمَعَ لِقَوْلِهِ فَسَكَتَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ وَمَرَّ رَجُلٌ آخَرُ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ مَا تَقُولُونَ فِي هَذَا قَالُوا نَقُولُ وَاللَّهِ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَذَا مِنْ فُقَرَاءِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ هَذَا حَرِيٌّ إِنْ خَطَبَ لَمْ يُنْكَحْ وَإِنْ شَفَعَ لاَ يُشَفَّعْ وَإِنْ قَالَ لاَ يُسْمَعْ لِقَوْلِهِ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ لَهَذَا خَيْرٌ مِنْ مِلْءِ الأَرْضِ مِثْلَ هَذَا  

[Machine] A man passed by the Prophet ﷺ and looked at him, then said, "What do you think about this?" So I said, "This is a man from the noblest of people. It is permissible for him to get married if he proposes, and it is permissible for him to intercede if he wants to, and if he says something, it should be listened to." Then another man passed by and said, "What do you think about this?" So I said, "This is a man from the poor Muslims. It is permissible for him to not be listened to, and if he proposes, he should not get married, and if he intercedes, he should not be interceded for." Then the Prophet ﷺ said, "This man is better than the whole earth filled with people like the first man."  

مَرَّ بِالنَّبِيِّ ﷺ رَجُلٌ فَنَظَرَ إِلَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ «مَا رَأْيُكَ فِي هَذَا؟» فَقُلْتُ هَذَا رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَشْرَافِ النَّاسِ هَذَا حَرِيٌّ إِنْ خَطَبَ أَنْ يُنْكَحَ وَإِنْ شَفَعَ أَنْ يُشَفَّعَ وَإِنْ قَالَ أَنْ يُسْمَعَ لِقَوْلِهِ ثُمَّ مَرَّ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ «مَا رَأْيُكَ فِي هَذَا؟» فقُلْتُ هَذَا رَجُلٌ مِنْ فُقَرَاءِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ هَذَا حَرِيٌّ إِنْ قَالَ أَنْ لَا يُسْمَعَ لِقَوْلِهِ وَإِنْ خَطَبَ أَنْ لَا يُنْكَحَ وَإِنْ شَفَعَ أَنْ لَا يُشَفَّعَ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «لَهَذَا خَيْرٌ مِنْ مِلْءِ الْأَرْضِ مِثْلَ هَذَا»