Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Damrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: One day I was sitting with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) together with a group of the Companions, most of whom were from Yemen. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to them: "The best person of Yemen will appear before you from this mountain pass." Every one of them began hoping that it might be someone from his own household. Meanwhile Sayyiduna Jarir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) appeared from the pass. He came forward until he greeted the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and his Companions with peace, and all of them returned his greeting. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) spread out his cloak and said to him: "O Jarir! Sit on this." He sat with them for some time, then got up and left. The Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "We have seen you treat Jarir in a way we have not seen for anyone else." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes! He is the honoured man of his people, and when the honoured man of a people comes to you, then honour him."
Al-Tabarani and al-Bazzar recorded it; its chain contains a group of narrators whom I do not know.
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب المناقب / 15997