The most honorable people are the ones who are most God-conscious and God-fearing

It was said, "O Messenger of Allah, who is the most honorable of people?" He said, "The most God-fearing of them." They said, "That is not what we are asking you about." He said, "Then Yusuf, the Prophet of Allah ﷻ, son of the Prophet of Allah ﷻ, son of the Prophet of Allah ﷻ, son of the intimate friend of Allah ﷻ." They said, "That is not what we are asking you about." He said, "Then you are asking about the lineages of the Arabs. The best of them in the Age of Ignorance are the best of them in Islam, if they gain understanding."

قِيلَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، مَنْ أَكْرَمُ النَّاسِ؟ قَالَ: «أَتْقَاهُمْ». فَقَالُوا: لَيْسَ عَنْ هَذَا نَسْأَلُكَ. قَالَ: «فَيُوسُفُ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ ابْنُ نَبِيِّ اللَّهِ ابْنِ نَبِيِّ اللَّهِ ابْنِ خَلِيلِ اللَّهِ». قَالُوا: لَيْسَ عَنْ هَذَا نَسْأَلُكَ. قَالَ: «فَعَنْ مَعَادِنِ الْعَرَبِ تَسْأَلُونَ، خِيَارُهُمْ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ خِيَارُهُمْ فِي الإِسْلاَمِ إِذَا فَقُهُوا».