Sunan An Nasai 2570

أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي فُدَيْكٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ أَنْبَأَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ الْقَارِظِيِّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ أَلَا أُخْبِرُكُمْ بِخَيْرِ النَّاسِ مَنْزِلًا ،‏‏‏‏ قُلْنَا:‏‏‏‏ بَلَى، ‏‏‏‏‏‏يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ،‏‏‏‏ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ رَجُلٌ آخِذٌ بِرَأْسِ فَرَسِهِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَتَّى يَمُوتَ أَوْ يُقْتَلَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَأُخْبِرُكُمْ بِالَّذِي يَلِيهِ ،‏‏‏‏ قُلْنَا:‏‏‏‏ نَعَمْ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ،‏‏‏‏ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ رَجُلٌ مُعْتَزِلٌ فِي شِعْبٍ يُقِيمُ الصَّلَاةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَيُؤْتِي الزَّكَاةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَيَعْتَزِلُ شُرُورَ النَّاسِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَأُخْبِرُكُمْ بِشَرِّ النَّاسِ ،‏‏‏‏ قُلْنَا:‏‏‏‏ نَعَمْ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ،‏‏‏‏ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ الَّذِي يُسْأَلُ بِاللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَلَا يُعْطِي بِهِ .

It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbas that the Messenger of Allah said: Shall I not tell you of the best of the people in status? We said: Yes. O Messenger of Allah! He said: A man who rides his horse in the cause of Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, until he dies or is killed. Shall I not tell you of the one who comes after him (in status)? We said: Yes, O Messenger of Allah! He said; A man who withdraws to a mountain pass and establishes Salah, and pays Zakah, and keeps away from the evil of people. Shall I not tell you of the worst of people? We said: Yes, O Messenger of Allah! He said: The one who asks for the sake of Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, but does not give (when he is asked) for His sake,