Salim bin Abi al-Ja'd (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates from Ibn Abi Kabshah al-Anmari (may Allah have mercy on him), and he from his father (may Allah be pleased with him), that he said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him); he (peace and blessings be upon him) "set out a parable of this Ummah and gave the example of four men in it," and he narrated the rest of the hadith with this meaning.
Ali (bin al-Madini) said: This Ibn Abi Kabshah is known; he is Muhammad bin Abi Kabshah, and another hadith has been narrated from him, from his father, about the valley of Thamud.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الزكاة / 7829