Sayyidah Umm Malik al-Bahziyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked: "Who is the best of people in times of tribulation?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A man holding the reins of his horse, who has struck fear into the enemy and the enemy has struck fear into him." A man asked Tawus: "O Abu Abd al-Rahman, which enemy?" He said: "The polytheists."
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / مسند النساء / 21823