Majma al-Zawaid — Hadith 9438

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Shall I not tell you about the best of creation?" The people said: "Yes, O Messenger of Allah!" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A man who holds the reins of his horse in the way of Allah, and whenever he hears an alarming cry, he mounts it. Shall I tell you about the one who comes after him?" The people said: "Yes." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A man who is among a flock of sheep, establishes the prayer and pays the zakah. And shall I not tell you about the worst of creation?" The people said: "Yes, O Messenger of Allah!" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The one who is asked in the name of Allah and does not give in His name." (Al-Haythami says:) I say: A hadith of Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) is recorded in the Sahih, but without this wording.
Ahmad recorded it. The narrator Abu Ma'shar Najih is da'if (weak), and Abu Ma'shar, the freed slave of Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), I do not know.