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Qurʾān Bukhārī Muslim Nasāʾī Abū Dāwūd Tirmidhī Ibn Mājah Mālik Aḥmad Dārimī Ḥākim Ibn Ḥibbān Ṭabarānī Nasāʾī's Kubrá Bayhaqī al-Luʾluʾ wa-al-Marjān Ibn Rajab's Fifty Riyāḍ al-Ṣāliḥīn Aḥmad's Zuhd Suyūṭī
tirmidhi:1660 – Abū ʿAmmār > al-Walīd b. Muslim > al-Awzāʿī > al-Zuhrī > ʿAṭāʾ b. Yazīd al-Laythī > Abū Saʿīd al-Khudrī

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.
الترمذي:١٦٦٠ – حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَمَّارٍ حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ عَنِ الأَوْزَاعِيِّ حَدَّثَنَا الزُّهْرِيُّ عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ اللَّيْثِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ قَالَ

سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَىُّ النَّاسِ أَفْضَلُ قَالَ رَجُلٌ يُجَاهِدُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ قَالُوا ثُمَّ مَنْ قَالَ ثُمَّ مُؤْمِنٌ فِي شِعْبٍ مِنَ الشِّعَابِ يَتَّقِي رَبَّهُ وَيَدَعُ النَّاسَ مِنْ شَرِّهِ  

قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ

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Collected by Bukhārī, Muslim, Nasāʾī, Ibn Mājah, Aḥmad, Ibn Ḥibbān, Nasāʾī's Kubrá, Suyūṭī
bukhari:2786 – Abū al-Yamān > Shuʿayb > al-Zuhrī > ʿAṭāʾ b. Yazīd al-Laythī > Abū Saʿīd al-Khudrī

Somebody asked, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! Who is the best among the people?" Messenger of Allah ﷺ replied "A believer who strives his utmost in Allah's Cause with his life and property." They asked, "Who is next?" He replied, "A believer who stays in one of the mountain paths worshipping Allah and leaving the people secure from his mischief."  

البخاري:٢٧٨٦ – حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْيَمَانِ أَخْبَرَنَا شُعَيْبٌ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عَطَاءُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ اللَّيْثِيُّ

أَنَّ أَبَا سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيَّ ؓ حَدَّثَهُ قَالَ قِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَىُّ النَّاسِ أَفْضَلُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مُؤْمِنٌ يُجَاهِدُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ بِنَفْسِهِ وَمَالِهِ قَالُوا ثُمَّ مَنْ قَالَ مُؤْمِنٌ فِي شِعْبٍ مِنَ الشِّعَابِ يَتَّقِي اللَّهَ وَيَدَعُ النَّاسَ مِنْ شَرِّهِ  

muslim:1888a – Manṣūr b. Abū Muzāḥim > Yaḥyá b. Ḥamzah > Muḥammad b. al-Walīd al-Zubaydī > al-Zuhrī > ʿAṭāʾ b. Yazīd al-Laythī > Abū Saʿīd al-Khudrī

Who is the best of men? He replied: A man who fights in the way of Allah spending his wealth and staking his life. The man then asked: Who is next to him (in excellence)? He said: Next to him is a believer who lives in a mountain gorge worshipping hid Lord and sparing men from his mischief.  

مسلم:١٨٨٨a – حَدَّثَنَا مَنْصُورُ بْنُ أَبِي مُزَاحِمٍ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ حَمْزَةَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْوَلِيدِ الزُّبَيْدِيِّ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ اللَّيْثِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ

أَنَّ رَجُلاً أَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ أَىُّ النَّاسِ أَفْضَلُ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ يُجَاهِدُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ بِمَالِهِ وَنَفْسِهِ قَالَ ثُمَّ مَنْ قَالَ مُؤْمِنٌ فِي شِعْبٍ مِنَ الشِّعَابِ يَعْبُدُ اللَّهَ رَبَّهُ وَيَدَعُ النَّاسَ مِنْ شَرِّهِ  

muslim:1888b – ʿAbd b. Ḥumayd > ʿAbd al-Razzāq > Maʿmar > al-Zuhrī > ʿAṭāʾ b. Yazīd al-Laythī > Abū Saʿīd

A man asked: Messenger of Allah, which of men is the best? He said: A believer who fights staking his life and spending his wealth in the way of Allah. He asked: Who is next to him (in excellence)? He said: Next to him is a man who lives an isolated life in a mountain gorge, worshipping his Lord and sparing men from his mischief.  

مسلم:١٨٨٨b – حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ اللَّيْثِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ قَالَ قَالَ

رَجُلٌ أَىُّ النَّاسِ أَفْضَلُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ مُؤْمِنٌ يُجَاهِدُ بِنَفْسِهِ وَمَالِهِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ قَالَ ثُمَّ مَنْ قَالَ ثُمَّ رَجُلٌ مُعْتَزِلٌ فِي شِعْبٍ مِنَ الشِّعَابِ يَعْبُدُ رَبَّهُ وَيَدَعُ النَّاسَ مِنْ شَرِّهِ  

nasai:3105 – Kathīr b. ʿUbayd > Baqiyyah > al-Zubaydī > al-Zuhrī > ʿAṭāʾ b. Yazīd > Abū Saʿīd al-Khudrī

"O Messenger of Allah! Which of the people is best?" He said: "One who strives with himself and his wealth in the cause of Allah." He said: "Then who, O Messenger of Allah?" He said: "Then a believer (isolating himself) in one of the mountain passes, who fears Allah and spares the people his evil."  

النسائي:٣١٠٥ – أَخْبَرَنَا كَثِيرُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا بَقِيَّةُ عَنِ الزُّبَيْدِيِّ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ

أَنَّ رَجُلاً أَتَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَىُّ النَّاسِ أَفْضَلُ قَالَ مَنْ جَاهَدَ بِنَفْسِهِ وَمَالِهِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ قَالَ ثُمَّ مَنْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ ثُمَّ مُؤْمِنٌ فِي شِعْبٍ مِنَ الشِّعَابِ يَتَّقِي اللَّهَ وَيَدَعُ النَّاسَ مِنْ شَرِّهِ  

ibnmajah:3978 – Hishām b. ʿAmmār > Yaḥyá b. Ḥamzah > al-Zubaydī > al-Zuhrī > ʿAṭāʾ b. Yazīd al-Laythī > Abū Saʿīd al-Khudrī

“Which of the people is best?” He said: “A man who strives in Jihad in the cause of Allah with himself and his wealth.” He said: “Then who?” He said: “A man in a mountain pass who worships Allah and leaves the people from his evil.”  

ابن ماجة:٣٩٧٨ – 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 ﷺ فَقَالَ أَىُّ النَّاسِ أَفْضَلُ قَالَ رَجُلٌ مُجَاهِدٌ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ بِنَفْسِهِ وَمَالِهِ قَالَ ثُمَّ مَنْ قَالَ ثُمَّ امْرُؤٌ فِي شِعْبٍ مِنَ الشِّعَابِ يَعْبُدُ اللَّهَ ﷻ وَيَدَعُ النَّاسَ مِنْ شَرِّهِ  

ahmad:18051 – Rawḥ > Ṣāliḥ b. Abū al-Akhḍar > Ibn Shihāb > ʿAṭāʾ b. Yazīd

"O Messenger of Allah! Which of the people is best?" He said: "One who strives with himself and his wealth in the cause of Allah." He said: "Then who, O Messenger of Allah?" He said: "Then a believer (isolating himself) in one of the mountain passes, who fears Allah and spares the people his evil." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 3105)   

أحمد:١٨٠٥١ – حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا صَالِحُ بْنُ أَبِي الْأَخْضَرِ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ أَنَّ عَطَاءَ بْنَ يَزِيدَ حَدَّثَهُ

أَنَّ بَعْضَ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَيُّ النَّاسِ أَفْضَلُ؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مُؤْمِنٌ مُجَاهِدٌ بِنَفْسِهِ وَمَالِهِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ قَالُوا ثُمَّ مَنْ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ ثُمَّ مُؤْمِنٌ فِي شِعْبٍ مِنَ الشِّعَابِ يَتَّقِي اللهَ وَيَدَعُ النَّاسَمِنْ شَرِّهِ  

ahmad:11838 – Abū al-Yamān > Shuʿayb > al-Zuhrī > ʿAṭāʾ b. Yazīd > Abū Saʿīd al-Khudrī

A man asked: Messenger of Allah, which of men is the best? He said: A believer who fights staking his life and spending his wealth in the way of Allah. He asked: Who is next to him (in excellence)? He said: Next to him is a man who lives an isolated life in a mountain gorge, worshipping his Lord and sparing men from his mischief. (Using translation from Muslim 1888b)   

أحمد:١١٨٣٨ – حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْيَمَانِ أَخْبَرَنَا شُعَيْبٌ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ قَالَ وَحَدَّثَنِي عَطَاءُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ أَنَّهُ حَدَّثَهُ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيُّ

أَنَّهُ قِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَيُّ النَّاسِ أَفْضَلُ؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مُؤْمِنٌ يُجَاهِدُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ بِنَفْسِهِ وَمَالِهِ فَقَالُوا ثُمَّ مَنْ؟ قَالَ مُؤْمِنٌ فِي شِعْبٍ مِنَ الشِّعَابِ يَتَّقِي اللهَ وَيَدَعُ النَّاسَ مِنْ شَرِّهِ  

ahmad:11535 – ʿAffān > Sulaymān b. Kathīr > al-Zuhrī > ʿAṭāʾ > ʿAffān Marrah ʿAṭāʾ b. Yazīd > Abū Saʿīd

[Machine] It was asked, "O Messenger of Allah, which believers are the best?" He said, "A believer who strives in the cause of Allah with his self and his wealth." They asked, "Then who?" He said, "A believer who isolates himself in a remote part of the mountains or in a valley, sparing people from his evil."  

أحمد:١١٥٣٥ – حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ حَدَّثَنَا الزُّهْرِيُّ عَنْ عَطَاءٍ وَقَالَ عَفَّانُ مَرَّةً عَطَاءُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ قَالَ

قِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَيُّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ مُؤْمِنٌ يُجَاهِدُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ بِنَفْسِهِ وَمَالِهِ قَالُوا ثُمَّ مَنْ؟ قَالَ مُؤْمِنٌ اعْتَزَلَ فِي شِعْبٍ مِنَ الشِّعَابِ أَوِ الشُّعْبَةِ كَفَى النَّاسَ شَرَّهُ  

ahmad:11125 – And Hb b. Jarīr from my father > al-Nuʿmān > al-Zuhrī > ʿAṭāʾ b. Yazīd > Abū Saʿīd al-Khudrī

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , said, "It was asked, 'Who among the people is the best?' He replied, 'A believer who strives with his wealth and himself in the cause of Allah.' He was then asked, 'Then who?' He answered, 'A believer in a mountain pass among the mountain passes, who fears Allah and refrains from harming the people.'  

أحمد:١١١٢٥ – حَدَّثَنَا وَهْبُ بْنُ جَرِيرٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي قَالَ سَمِعْتُ النُّعْمَانَ يُحَدِّثُ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَسُئِلَ أَيُّ النَّاسِ خَيْرٌ؟ فَقَالَ مُؤْمِنٌ مُجَاهِدٌ بِمَالِهِ وَنَفْسِهِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ قَالَ ثُمَّ مَنْ؟ قَالَ مُؤْمِنٌ فِي شِعْبٍ مِنَ الشِّعَابِ يَتَّقِي اللهَ وَيَدَعُ النَّاسَ مِنْ شَرِّهِ  

ahmad:11322 – ʿAbd al-Razzāq > Maʿmar > al-Zuhrī > ʿUbaydullāh b. ʿAbdullāh or ʿAṭāʾ b. Yazīd Maʿmar Shak > Abū Saʿīd al-Khudrī

A man asked: Messenger of Allah, which of men is the best? He said: A believer who fights staking his life and spending his wealth in the way of Allah. He asked: Who is next to him (in excellence)? He said: Next to him is a man who lives an isolated life in a mountain gorge, worshipping his Lord and sparing men from his mischief. (Using translation from Muslim 1888b)  

أحمد:١١٣٢٢ – حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ حَدَّثَنَا مَعْمَرٌ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ أَوْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ مَعْمَرٌ شَكَّ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ قَالَ قَالَ

رَجُلٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَيُّ النَّاسِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ مُؤْمِنٌ مُجَاهِدٌ بِنَفْسِهِ وَمَالِهِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ قَالَ ثُمَّ مَنْ قَالَ ثُمَّ رَجُلٌ مُعْتَزِلٌ فِي شِعْبٍ مِنَ الشِّعَابِ يَعْبُدُ رَبَّهُ ﷻ وَيَدَعُ النَّاسَ مِنْ شَرِّهِ  

ذِكْرُ الْبَيَانِ بِأَنَّ الِاعْتِزَالَ لِمَنْ تَفَرَّدَ بِغَنَمِهِ مَعَ عِبَادَةِ اللَّهِ إِنَّمَا يَسْتَحِقُّ الثَّوَابَ الَّذِي ذَكَرْنَاهُ إِذَا لَمْ يَكُنْ يُؤْذِي النَّاسَ بِلِسَانِهِ وَيَدِهِ

ibnhibban:606 – Ḥāmid b. Muḥammad b. Shuʿayb al-Balkhī > Manṣūr b. Abū Muzāḥim > Yaḥyá b. Ḥamzah > al-Zubaydī > al-Zuhrī > ʿAṭāʾ b. Yazīd al-Laythī > Abū Saʿīd al-Khudrī

“Which of the people is best?” He said: “A man who strives in Jihad in the cause of Allah with himself and his wealth.” He said: “Then who?” He said: “A man in a mountain pass who worships Allah and leaves the people from his evil.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3978)   

ابن حبّان:٦٠٦ – أَخْبَرَنَا حَامِدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ الْبَلْخِيُّ بِبَغْدَادَ حَدَّثَنَا مَنْصُورُ بْنُ أَبِي مُزَاحِمٍ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ حَمْزَةَ عَنِ الزُّبَيْدِيِّ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ اللَّيْثِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ

أَنَّ رَجُلًا أَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَيُّ الأَعْمَالِ* أَفْضَلُ؟ فقَالَ «رَجُلٌ جَاهَدَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ بِمَالِهِ وَنَفْسِهِ» قَالَ ثُمَّ مَنْ؟ قَالَ «مُؤْمِنٌ فِي شِعْبٍ * الشِّعَابِ يَعْبُدُ اللَّهَ وَيَدَعُ النَّاسَ مِنْ شَرِّهِ»  

ذِكْرُ الْبَيَانِ بِأَنَّ الْجِهَادَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ أَفْضَلُ مِنَ التَّخَلِّي بِالْعِبَادَةِ

ibnhibban:4599 – Ḥāmid b. Muḥammad b. Shuʿayb al-Balkhī > Manṣūr b. Abū Muzāḥim > Yaḥyá b. Ḥamzah > Muḥammad b. al-Walīd al-Zubaydī > al-Zuhrī > ʿAṭāʾ b. Yazīd al-Laythī > Abū Saʿīd al-Khudrī

“Which of the people is best?” He said: “A man who strives in Jihad in the cause of Allah with himself and his wealth.” He said: “Then who?” He said: “A man in a mountain pass who worships Allah and leaves the people from his evil.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3978)   

ابن حبّان:٤٥٩٩ – أَخْبَرَنَا حَامِدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ شُعَيْبِ الْبَلْخِيُّ بِبَغْدَادَ حَدَّثَنَا مَنْصُورُ بْنُ أَبِي مُزَاحِمٍ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ حَمْزَةَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْوَلِيدِ الزُّبَيْدِيِّ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ اللَّيْثِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ

أَنَّ رَجُلًا أَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَيُّ النَّاسِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ «رَجُلٌ جَاهَدَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ بِمَالِهِ وَنَفْسِهِ ثُمَّ مُؤْمِنٌ فِي شِعْبٍ مِنَ الشِّعَابِ يَعْبُدُ اللَّهَ وَيَدَعُ النَّاسَ مِنْ شَرِّهِ»  

nasai-kubra:4298 – Kathīr b. ʿUbayd > Baqiyyah > al-Zubaydī > al-Zuhrī > ʿAṭāʾ b. Yazīd > Abū Saʿīd al-Khudrī

"O Messenger of Allah! Which of the people is best?" He said: "One who strives with himself and his wealth in the cause of Allah." He said: "Then who, O Messenger of Allah?" He said: "Then a believer (isolating himself) in one of the mountain passes, who fears Allah and spares the people his evil." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 3105)  

الكبرى للنسائي:٤٢٩٨ – أَخْبَرَنَا كَثِيرُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا بَقِيَّةُ عَنِ الزُّبَيْدِيِّ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ

أَنَّ رَجُلًا أَتَى رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَيُّ النَّاسِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ «مُؤْمِنٌ يُجَاهِدُ بِنَفْسِهِ وَمَالِهِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ» قَالَ ثُمَّ مَنْ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ «ثُمَّ مُؤْمِنٌ فِي شُعَبٍ مِنَ الشِّعَابِ يَتَّقِي اللهَ وَيَدَعُ النَّاسَ مِنْ شَرِّهِ»  

suyuti:3821a –
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السيوطي:٣٨٢١a –

"أفضَلُ الناسِ: مؤمن يجاهدُ في سبيل الله بماله ونفسهِ، ثم مؤمنٌ، في شِعب من الشِّعابِ يتَّقي الله، ويَدَعُ الناسَ من شَرِّهِ" .  

[حم] أحمد وعبد بن حميد، [خ] البخاري [ت] الترمذي [م] مسلم [ن] النسائي [هـ] ابن ماجة [حب] ابن حبّان عن أبي سعيد
suyuti:654-132b – al-Zuhiry > ʿAṭāʾ b. Zayd
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السيوطي:٦٥٤-١٣٢b –

"عَنِ الزُّهِريِّ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَطَاءُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ أَنَّهُ حَدَّثَهُ بَعْضُ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ: قِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ: أَيُّ النَّاسِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ: مَنْ جَاهَدَ بِنَفْسِهِ وَمَالِهِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ، قَالُوا: ثُمَّ مَنْ؟ قَالَ: مُؤْمِنٌ فِي شِعْبٍ مِنَ الشِّعَابِ يَتَّقِي رَبَّهُ وَيَدَعُ النَّاسَ مِنْ شرِّهِ".  

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