عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ قَالَ رَجُلٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَيُّ النَّاسِ أَفْضَلُ قَالَ مُؤْمِنٌ مُجَاهِدٌ بِنَفْسِهِ وَمَالِهِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ قَالَ ثُمَّ مَنْ قَالَ ثُمَّ رَجُلٌ مُعْتَزِلٌ فِي شِعْبٍ مِنَ الشِّعَابِ يَعْبُدُ رَبَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَيَدَعُ النَّاسَ مِنْ شَرِّهِ
Syedna Abu Saeed Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that a man said: O Messenger of Allah! Which people are the best? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The believer who strives in the way of Allah with his self and his wealth. He said: Then which person is the best? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Then the person who worships his Lord in seclusion in a mountain pass and keeps people safe from his evil.