Sunan An-Nasa'i

Hadith #2569

It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbas that the Messenger of Allah said:""Shall I not tell you of the best of the people in status?"" We said: ""Yes. O Messenger of Allah!"" He said: ""A man who rides his horse in the cause of Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, until he dies or is killed. Shall I not tell you of the one who comes after him (in status)?"" We said: ""Yes, O Messenger of Allah!"" He said; ""A man who withdraws to a mountain pass and establishes Salah, and pays Zakah, and keeps away from the evil of people. Shall I not tell you of the worst of people?"" We said: ""Yes, O Messenger of Allah!"" He said: ""The one who asks for the sake of Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, but does not give (when he is asked) for His sake