Sunan Ibn Majah 4120

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ،‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ أَبِي حَازِمٍ،‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ السَّاعِدِيِّ،‏‏‏‏ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ مَرَّ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَجُلٌ،‏‏‏‏ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:‏‏‏‏ مَا تَقُولُونَ فِي هَذَا الرَّجُلِ؟ ،‏‏‏‏ قَالُوا:‏‏‏‏ رَأْيَكَ فِي هَذَا،‏‏‏‏ نَقُولُ:‏‏‏‏ هَذَا مِنْ أَشْرَفِ النَّاسِ،‏‏‏‏ هَذَا حَرِيٌّ إِنْ خَطَبَ أَنْ يُخَطَّبَ،‏‏‏‏ وَإِنْ شَفَعَ أَنْ يُشَفَّعَ،‏‏‏‏ وَإِنْ قَالَ،‏‏‏‏ أَنْ يُسْمَعَ لِقَوْلِهِ،‏‏‏‏ فَسَكَتَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ،‏‏‏‏ وَمَرَّ رَجُلٌ آخَرُ،‏‏‏‏ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:‏‏‏‏ مَا تَقُولُونَ فِي هَذَا ،‏‏‏‏ قَالُوا:‏‏‏‏ نَقُولُ وَاللَّهِ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ:‏‏‏‏ هَذَا مِنْ فُقَرَاءِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ،‏‏‏‏ هَذَا حَرِيٌّ إِنْ خَطَبَ لَمْ يُنْكَحْ،‏‏‏‏ وَإِنْ شَفَعَ لَا يُشَفَّعْ،‏‏‏‏ وَإِنْ قَالَ لَا يُسْمَعْ لِقَوْلِهِ،‏‏‏‏ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:‏‏‏‏ لَهَذَا خَيْرٌ مِنْ مِلْءِ الْأَرْضِ مِثْلَ هَذَا .

It was narrated that Sahl bin Sa’d As-Sa’idi said: “A man passed by the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and the Prophet (ﷺ) said: ‘What do you say about this man?’ They said: ‘We agree with your opinion concerning him. We say: He is one of the noblest of people. If he proposes marriage, his proposal deserves to be accepted; and if he intercedes, his intercession deserves to be accepted; and if he speaks, he deserves to be listened to.’ The Prophet (ﷺ) remained silent, and another man passed by. The Prophet (ﷺ) said: ‘What do you think about this man?’ We said: ‘By Allah, O Messenger of Allah, this is one of the poor Muslims. If he proposes marriage, he does not deserve to get married; and if he intercedes, his intercession does not deserve to be accepted; and if he speaks, he does not deserve to be listened to.’ The Prophet (ﷺ) said: ‘This one is better than an earthful of (men like) the other man.’”